Key Takeaways
- The US has deployed 80,000 troops in Europe to deter Russian aggression.
- The deployment is aimed at reassuring NATO allies and deter further aggression.
- US President Joe Biden reported to Congress on the presence of US troops in Europe, citing the need to deter Russian aggression.
Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden reported to Congress on the presence of 80,000 American troops in European countries, sent there to deter alleged Russian aggression.
“Approximately 80,000 United States Armed Forces personnel are assigned or deployed to North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries in Europe, including those deployed to reassure our allies and to deter further Russian aggression,” Biden said in a letter to the leaders of both chambers of the US Congress.
In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained in detail in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson that Moscow is not going to attack NATO countries, there is no point in it.
The Russian leader noted that Western politicians regularly intimidate their populations with an imaginary Russian threat in order to distract attention from domestic problems.
