U.S. military near F-15 fightersWASHINGTON Feb 4A further strengthening of the US military presence in Eastern Europe is not ruled out, OSCE Chairman and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said after meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday in Washington. Romania, Poland and Germany. He stressed that the forces are sent to the region «not forever», «this is a reaction to the current situation, they (the sent military) will not fight in Ukraine.» The force is needed to «provide support» to allies in the region, he said. Specifically, 1,700 US troops will be sent to Poland.Peskov commented on the transfer of additional US forces to Europe «This should not be ruled out, but vice versa. The whole strategy of the North Atlantic Pact leads to the fact that deterrence and defense should be symmetrical. Otherwise, it would not make sense,» Rau said, answering a question about the possibility of further strengthening the American military presence. At the same time, the Polish minister said that he had discussed with Blinken the issue of sending an additional contingent of the US Army to Poland and, when asked whether the United States would limit itself to the promised 1,700 troops, replied that «I did not hear anything that it was the end.» «The reaction of both sides will be adequate to the situation,» he said. The Polish minister also said that he and Blinken agreed that the situation on the eastern flank of NATO to Ukraine is not improving. «We talked about the security situation on the eastern flank of NATO. I thanked for sending soldiers, strengthening the eastern flank of NATO. We talked about the situation in Ukraine and agreed that, despite certain signs a few days ago, it is not radically improving,» he said. it.
«Ukrainian» landing. The United States is moving elite troops to Europe «We also talked about the likelihood that Russian units will remain in Belarus (after the exercises — ed.) longer and what a challenge this is for NATO,» Rau added. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine in «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. 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 worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine.
