President Biden said on Friday he plans to move U.S. troops to Eastern European and NATO countries “in the near term.”
Driving the news: “Not too many” U.S. troops, Biden added in remarks to reporters at Joint Base Andrew upon returning from a trip to Pennsylvania.
- The Pentagon announced earlier this week that 8,500 U.S. troops have been placed on "heightened preparedness to deploy" to assist NATO if necessary.
Of note: The president told reporters on Tuesday that he does not foresee U.S. troops moving into Ukraine.
