We have no intention of fighting Russia," Biden said, adding that the U.S. Let me be clear, these are totally defensive moves on our part. forces and equipment already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic allies, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. "I've authorized additional movements of U.S. troops into Ukraine he vowed to defend "every inch of NATO territory." This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine," Biden said during his address, his third speech in the past week.īiden reiterated that while he will not commit to sending U.S. "He's setting up a rationale to go much further. The conflict in the separatist regions began in 2014, shortly after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea.Įarlier on Tuesday, the Russian government granted Putin permission to deploy Russian forces outside of the country's borders. The two enclaves in the Donbas region are where Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels have been engaged in a long-running armed standoff. and European allies have warned that Putin's recognition of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic could serve as a possible prelude to a Russian invasion. The new measures come on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine. Biden said that in the coming days his administration will also impose sanctions on Russian elites and their family members as they benefit from the Kremlin's maligned behavior. The sanctions imposed on Russia's sovereign debt will effectively remove the Kremlin from Western financial markets. We are also implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt," Biden said. "We are implementing full-blockage sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions, the VEB and their military bank. "Today, I'm announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions," Biden said in a Tuesday address from the White House, referencing the Kremlin's continued aggression against Ukraine. President Joe Biden announced a slew of retaliatory sanctions aimed at Russian financial institutions, Moscow's sovereign debt as well as Russian elites and their family members. troops to Ukraine but instead to NATO countries in the region. President Joe Biden has not committed to sending U.S. troops already in Europe on rotational and permanent orders," a Defense official wrote in a statement Tuesday confirming the additional movements. "These moves are temporary in nature and are part of the more than 90,000 U.S. 12 AH-64 attack helicopters will move from Greece to Poland.20 AH-64 attack helicopters will move from Germany to the Baltic region.Eight Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets from Germany will operate now in several locations along NATO's eastern flank.An infantry battalion task force of about 800 personnel from Italy will move to the Baltic region.Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered European-based aviation elements and ground forces to deploy to NATO's northeastern and southeastern flanks. troops to NATO ally member countries to bolster defenses amid what the White House has called the start of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Pentagon is moving more advanced military equipment and U.S.
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