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Ukraine latest: US puts 8,500 troops on standby as Russia invasion fears mount

The Pentagon said the move was intended to ‘reassure our Nato allies’

Evening Standard

US puts 8,500 troops on high alert ready to be deployed amid Russia-Ukraine tension

This is the latest sign of US resolve in the face of Russian military build up on the border of Ukraine and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stressed no decision whether to deploy or not had been made yet

Daily Mirror

Pentagon: 8,500 U.S. troops on high alert for possible deployment to eastern Europe

No decisions have been made to actually deploy U.S. forces.

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Pentagon readies troops for possible deployment to Europe - Roll Call

The Pentagon has placed 8,500 troops on alert so they may be deployed to help defend Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.

Roll Call

White House says Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ over Ukraine-Russia – as it happened

President to hold video call with European leaders over escalating crisis – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US puts 8,500 troops on alert

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 24: US, Europe and NATO present united front after call between leaders.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon releases footage of deadly Kabul drone strike

The surveillance is the first to be made public and shows the strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.

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Commentary: Rein in runaway Pentagon spending

Why do we continue to spend billions of federal funds on expanding an already bloated military? Aren’t there better things — like health care, housing and the environment — we could be spending that money on?

Tribune News Service

US releases video of Afghanistan drone strike that killed 10 civilians

Pentagon declassifies footage from Kabul strike it defended but later admitted was an ‘honest mistake’

The Guardian - AU

Pentagon releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike

The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Contractor’s ‘excess’ profits reignite debate on Pentagon oversight

WASHINGTON — An aerospace contractor’s alleged overcharging of millions of dollars for military spare parts is triggering the latest partisan debate over where to draw the line between too much oversight of Pentagon contractors and not enough.

Tribune News Service

Contractor's 'excess' profits reignite debate on Pentagon oversight - Roll Call

Congress is considering legislation to require government contractors to reveal more about their pricing, setting off a partisan debate.

Roll Call

New Pentagon office to investigate UFO sightings around the world launched

The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena programme was launched after a number of videos were released by the Pentagon of pilots spotting unidentified aircraft

Daily Mirror

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