US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. File photoWARSAW, Feb. 18 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who is visiting Poland, declined to talk about the possibility of deploying additional US forces in Europe, but said Washington will do what is necessary to protect NATO partners .»Today, I have nothing to announce about this (about the deployment of new forces to support US allies in Europe — ed.), but I will also say that in everything we do, we will consult with our allies and partners to make sure that we hold the same views on the deployment of any force,» Austin said during a press conference in Warsaw. He noted that the United States is «committed» to the fifth article of the Alliance treaty. «We will do what is necessary to protect our partners and allies, in accordance with the provisions of the fifth article,» the head of the Pentagon emphasized. not
