Biden says he will send troops to Eastern Europe in ‘near term’

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U.S. troops may soon be sent to Eastern Europe amid heightened tensions spurred by a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe in the NATO countries in the near term,” President Joe Biden told reporters Friday after he arrived at Joint Base Andrews, returning from a visit to Pittsburgh. “Not a lot,” he added.

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