Russia has said the arrival of thousands of American troops
in Poland is a threat to its national security, as the US carries out its
biggest military build-up on the continent since the Cold War.
The mission, agreed at the Nato summit last year, is part of
the Obama administration's attempt to ease fears among its Baltic allies
following the Russian annexation of Crimea. It has taken on new significance
since the election of Donald Trump, who has raised doubts about US commitments
to defending eastern Europe.
The first of 3,000 soldiers and hundreds of armoured
vehicles began crossing the German border into Poland yesterday, where they
received a warm welcome.
"It fulfils a dream some Poles have had since the fall
of Communism – to have US troops on their soil as a deterrent against
Russia," says ABC News.
But as Warsaw celebrated the arrival of US forces, Moscow
issued a strongly worded statement.
-theweek
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