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Pentagon revisiting long-term US troop levels in Eastern Europe
The Pentagon is considering whether to add U.S. troops in Eastern European NATO members on a long-term basis in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
Major maritime exercise in the Baltic region could be scaled back over COVID-19
“With each passing second of the day we are taking a look at each and every one of our activities to make sure that we can potentially preserver as many as possible."
By Shawn Snow
US allocates $175 million in military aid to Baltics in 2020
The United States has allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday.
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press
How Russian motorcycle gangs, fake news and cyberattacks could threaten NATO, and how US forces can help
Hypothetical: A Russian motorcycle gang rolls up to an Estonian border outpost and begins to harass the guards. Are they a drunken band of miscreants, or state-sponsored interlopers?
By Kyle Rempfer
Russian aggression on the rise in the Balkans, Army four-star says
U.S. military units and allies at their highest readiness rate in years, the U.S. commander in Europe says.
By Todd South
US aircraft carrier Truman will sail in huge NATO exercise
The ships will help simulate the alliance coming to the rescue of a member under attack.
By Martin Banks
US Army flows fresh tanks, troops into Europe
The clock is ticking as the U.S. Army measures how rapidly it can replace thousands of troops and equipment under Operation Atlantic Resolve in eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Lakenheath F-15s intercept Russian fighters in new video
The Air Force on Friday released a video showing two recent instances in which F-15s deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, intercepted Russian Navy Su-30 Flankers near the Baltics.
Putin accuses US of violating Cold War-era nuclear pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the U.S. of violating a landmark Cold War-era nuclear arms pact and harboring aggressive intentions, and pledged to fend off any potential threats at a fraction of the U.S. cost.
Russia launches drills involving ICBMs in Siberia
The drills come a week after Russia and Belarus wrapped up their massive, weeklong war games that caused jitters in some NATO countries, including Poland and the Baltics.
What’s Putin up to? The Russian military buildup in Europe raises tension.
With thousands of troops and tanks moving toward the Suwalki Gap and the Baltic Sea, the Russian military exercise that starts this week is fueling fears of confrontation with the U.S. and its NATO allies.
By Todd South