White House insists US troops not going to Ukraine after Biden comments in Poland

The White Home on Friday insisted the U.S. navy won’t be deployed to Ukraine amid Russia’s multifront struggle on the nation after feedback President Biden made to troops in Poland appeared to recommend in any other case.

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Biden, visiting U.S. service members in Poland, talked about how common Ukrainian residents are “stepping up.”

“You’re going to see if you’re there – a few of you have got been there – you’re going to see girls, younger individuals, standing within the center, in entrance of a rattling tank, saying, ‘I’m not leaving.’”

Biden, since previous to Russia’s invasion, and all through its struggle on Ukraine, has maintained that U.S. troops wouldn’t enter the battle between Ukraine and Russia.

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When requested Friday about the potential of U.S. troop involvement, the White Home insisted its stance stays the identical.

“The president has been clear we aren’t sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and there’s no change in that place,” a White Home spokesperson advised Fox Information Friday.

As of March 17, there have been 100,000 U.S. troops in Europe to strengthen NATO defenses, up from 80,000 in January.

Biden was in Brussels, Belgium, this week for an emergency NATO assembly to debate the worldwide response to Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.

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Earlier this week, a senior U.S. protection official mentioned that Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin continues to be contemplating the potential of deploying further American troops to NATO’s jap flank in Europe because the struggle in Ukraine rages on.

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The Biden administration has warned that strikes like implementing a no-fly zone over Ukraine could possibly be considered as escalatory and “might immediate a struggle with Russia.” As an alternative, the president authorised almost $1 billion in navy support for Ukraine.

Ukraine shouldn’t be a member of NATO, so it’s not topic to the Article V provision of the NATO alliance that claims when one member nation is attacked, all member international locations will take motion to help.

The brand new support bundle consists of 800 Stinger anti-aircraft programs, 2,000 Javelins, 1,000 gentle anti-armor weapons, 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor programs, 100 unmanned drones, 100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine weapons, 400 shotguns, greater than 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds, 25,000 units of physique armor and 25,000 helmets. 

The gear shall be transferred instantly from the Division of Protection to the Ukrainian navy, Biden mentioned.