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03-31-2016, 03:23 AM
U.S. will send battle-ready troops and tanks to border with Russia
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Battle-ready American soldiers will soon be permanently positioned along Russia's western borders.
In*a move **t seen since the Cold War, the Pentagon plans to send U.S. troops with heavy artillery to Eastern Europe to bolster the defenses of its NATO allies and send a message to an increasingly aggressive Moscow: back off.
SEE ALSO: Attn. Vladimir Putin: U.S. and NATO beef up defenses on Russian border (http://mashable.com/2016/02/10/us-nato-russia-border-defense/)
General Philip Breedlove, the top U.S. commander in Europe,*an**unced the move Wednesday, saying*it demonstrates a "strong and balanced approach to reassuring our NATO Allies and partners in the wake of an aggressive Russia in Eastern Europe and elsewhere." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/american-troops-in-eastern-europe/)
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Battle-ready American soldiers will soon be permanently positioned along Russia's western borders.
In*a move **t seen since the Cold War, the Pentagon plans to send U.S. troops with heavy artillery to Eastern Europe to bolster the defenses of its NATO allies and send a message to an increasingly aggressive Moscow: back off.
SEE ALSO: Attn. Vladimir Putin: U.S. and NATO beef up defenses on Russian border (http://mashable.com/2016/02/10/us-nato-russia-border-defense/)
General Philip Breedlove, the top U.S. commander in Europe,*an**unced the move Wednesday, saying*it demonstrates a "strong and balanced approach to reassuring our NATO Allies and partners in the wake of an aggressive Russia in Eastern Europe and elsewhere." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/american-troops-in-eastern-europe/)
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