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Pentagon says 8,500 troops are on "heightened preparedness" even as Antony Blinken vows "diplomacy and dialogue"

President Joe Biden declared "total" unity among Western powers Monday after crisis talks with European leaders on deterring Russia from an attack against Ukraine, while the Pentagon said 8,500 US troops were put on standby for possible deployment to boost NATO. "I had a very, very, very good meeting --…

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

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

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

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

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?

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