“The Pentagon in the crisis situation around Ukraine brought about 8.5 thousand military personnel in the United States to the state of increased readiness for the transfer to Europe, but there were no decisions about their dispatch.” This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense John Kirby.
According to him, the Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin brought a number of military units in the United States to the state of high readiness for deployment. Their number reaches 8.5 thousand.