ESCALATING CRISIS: U.S. troops on 'heightened alert' over rising Ukraine-Russia tensions. ABC News' IanPannell has the latest.
The Pentagon announced Monday they placed around 8,500 U.S.-based troops on"heightened alert" for rapid deployment to assist NATO if needed.President Joe Biden held a video call with European allies on Monday as Western nations warned the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remained high and the United States put thousands of troops on alert to be sent to the region if needed.
"The leaders underscored their shared desire for a diplomatic resolution to the current tensions and reviewed recent engagements with Russia in multiple formats," the statement from the White House said. The Pentagon announced Monday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had placed around 8,500 U.S.-based troops on"heightened alert" for rapid deployment to assist NATO if needed.
He said the personnel included"additional brigade combat teams, logistics personnel, medical support, aviation support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as transportation, and maybe even some additional capabilities after that." White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday declined to confirm the specifics of the Times' report -- or provide a timeline for Biden to make a decision on sending troops -- but said the U.S. strategy had not shifted.
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