American military vehicles in Jasionka, PolandWASHINGTON Feb 9Journalists were not allowed to be seconded to US troops sent to Europe, CNN reports. Earlier, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced the US decision to temporarily deploy additional forces in Europe in connection with the situation around Ukraine. In particular, according to Kirby, «in the coming days, a thousand troops currently stationed in Germany will be moved to Romania, they will join the 900 American soldiers» who are already there.
White House allowed more US troops to be sent to Europe»Journalists have not been given the opportunity to be seconded to troops whose goal is to strengthen NATO as Russia pulls troops to the Ukrainian border. In fact, many requests were blocked,» the channel said.According to CNN, Military.com and Task & Purpose, as well as the Military Times, wrote a letter demanding that the Pentagon «immediately begin the process of issuing permits for journalists to be seconded to troops heading to Europe.» According to the media, Americans have a right to know «what their troops are doing and how their taxes are being spent.» Kirby said he was responsible for decisions regarding media access to military operations. The Pentagon is trying to determine the «appropriate level of media access» in this situation, according to a DoD spokesman quoted by CNN. express concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.
