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Feb 22 5 tweets 4 min read
JUST IN: Details on additional US troop movements in response to #Russia|n aggression

Aviation elements, ground forces "will move within the EUCOM Area of Operations to @NATO’s northeastern & southeastern flanks...expected to be in place later this week" per sr defense official
MORE-US troops on the move within @US_EUCOM to @NATO's NE/SE flanks:
-infantry battalion task force of abt 800 personnel, from #Italy to the #Baltic region
-up to 8 F35 Strike Fighters from #Germany to operating locations along NATO’s eastern flank
...per sr defense official
MORE-US troops on the move within @US_EUCOM to @NATO's NE/SE flanks:
-battalion of attack aviation-20 AH-64 helicopters-from #Germany to #Baltics
-attack aviation task force-12 AH-64 helicopters--#Greece to #Poland
...per sr defense official
MORE-"These additional personnel are being repositioned to reassure our @NATO allies, deter any potential aggression against NATO member states, & train with host-nation forces" per a sr defense official
MORE-"These moves are temporary in nature, and are part of the more than 90,000 US troops already in #Europe on rotational and permanent orders" per a sr defense official

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Feb 24
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"What we are seeing is initial phases of a large scale invasion" per the official "They're making a move on #Kyiv"
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"They have every intention of decapitating the [#Ukraine] government"
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Feb 24
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"Sadly what we have warned against for months has come to pass" he says "Peace in our continent has been shattered. We now have war in #Europe, on a scale & of a type we thought belong to history"
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Feb 24
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BREAKING: #Russia-state media carrying word of Vladimir Putin's decision to launch "special operation" in #Donbas #Ukraine ImageImageImage
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via @RFERL
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via @RFERL
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Feb 23
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"We see nations such as #China, #Russia, #Iran & #NorthKorea becoming more aggressive & more capable...than ever before"
Foreign Malign Influence - "In recent years DOJ has exposed & prosecuted covert influence efforts undertaken on behalf of the governments of #Russia, #China, #Malaysia & #Pakistan, to name just a few" per @TheJusticeDept Asst AG Olsen
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re #Russia|n forces surrounding #Ukraine
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re: #Ukraine
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