US President Biden Says U.S. Won’t Deploy Troops Unilaterally To Defend Ukraine Against Russia

 

CNBC: Biden says U.S. won’t send troops unilaterally to defend Ukraine against Russia 

* President Joe Biden said that his administration was not considering sending U.S. troops to Ukraine amid an alarming Russian military buildup on its shared border. 

* Biden said in lieu of a U.S. troop deployment to Ukraine, his administration would work to reinforce American military presence in NATO countries. 

* Putin stressed to Biden that NATO is responsible for escalating tensions on Russia’s borders and accused the 30-member alliance of building up militaries in states adjacent to Russia. 

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his administration was not considering sending U.S. troops to Ukraine amid an alarming Russian military buildup on its shared border. 

“Unilateral troops in Ukraine not on the table,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “If you invade Ukraine there will be severe consequences. Economic consequences. He knows that,” the president said, referencing what he told Russian President Vladimir Putin in their two-hour call the day before. 

Biden said in lieu of a U.S. troop deployment to Ukraine, his administration would work to reinforce American military presence in NATO countries.  

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