Lithuanian President Nauseda said on the 9th that he would seek permanent troops from the United States to help strengthen national security. In addition, according to the US media disclosed on the 9th, the White House has approved the Deployment of US troops in Poland by the Ministry of Defense, and once Russia attacks Ukraine, it can help the Americans in Ukraine to withdraw and avoid repeating the chaos of the Withdrawal of Troops in Afghanistan.
Lithuania will seek a permanent U.S. military presence
In the shadow of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, Lithuanian President Nauseda attended the welcoming ceremony for the new round of rotation and deployment of NATO combat troops, after which he made a speech saying that he would seek permanent troops from the United States. Since 2019, the United States has deployed rotational units of about 500 soldiers, as well as armaments, to Lithuania, strengthening its defenses against Russia.
Germany will also send an additional 350 soldiers to Lithuania. In addition, the Netherlands said that it would send more NATO troops to Lithuania, and the number of soldiers would increase from 270 to 350.
Ukraine, on the other hand, received another shipment of weapons from Britain. Previously, in January, britain had shipped light anti-tank weapons systems to Ukraine and sent personnel for training. Britain said the weapons were not strategic but were used in self-defence. Under the tense security situation in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Johnson will visit Poland and NATO headquarters in Brussels on the 10th.
In addition, U.S. troops stationed in northern Bavaria, Germany, are conducting equipment and vehicle inspections, preparing to travel to Romania and strengthen NATO forces there. At present, a team of US soldiers has arrived at the Romanian air base, and the rest of the troops, vehicles and equipment will also arrive in the coming days.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Glushko recently said that Russia condemned the United States for sending additional troops to Europe to support its NATO allies. Glushko said the practice was not only unreasonable but also destructive and could exacerbate military tensions. Glushko said the U.S. move would allow the Ukrainian government to continue to undermine the Minsk Accords "with impunity."
The White House approved the deployment of U.S. troops in Poland to assist in the evacuation of overseas Chinese and avoid a chaotic recurrence of the Afghan withdrawal
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, some of the 1,700 soldiers of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division will begin setting up checkpoints, tent camps and other temporary facilities in Poland and in areas bordering Ukraine in the coming days to serve Americans leaving the Ukrainian border. Officials said U.S. troops do not have the right to enter Ukraine and will not evacuate Americans or carry out flight missions from Ukrainian territory.
Officials said the U.S. military's mission would be to provide logistical support to help coordinate the evacuation of Americans from Kiev and other parts of Ukraine, who could be withdrawn from Poland by land without U.S. military support. Officials estimate that there are currently about 30,000 Americans in Ukraine, and some of them, as well as Ukrainians and citizens of other countries, may want to leave quickly if Russia launches an attack.
Some of the military commanders who were involved in the Kabul evacuation mission are now leading U.S. operations around Ukraine. A defense official said the withdrawal from Afghanistan was a chaotic operation and that the United States did not want a chaotic evacuation of its nationals from Ukraine.
U.S. officials quoted in the report believe that if Russia invades Ukraine, the Ukrainian government and military are unlikely to fall like the Afghan government and army. U.S. officials and military experts believe Russia is more likely to seize parts of Ukraine and that the invasion could last a long time. The White House refuses to equate Ukraine with Afghanistan.
A recommendation released by the U.S. Embassy in Kiev in late January provided information on land routes from Ukraine to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, as well as requirements for visas and COVID-19 vaccination or testing in those places. For months, Russia has been massing troops along the Ukrainian border. Western countries say Russia could invade Ukraine in a matter of weeks, while the Kremlin says Russia does not intend to invade Ukraine.
The U.S. intelligence community is worried that Biden is exaggerating the Russian-Ukrainian crisis
While Russia has repeatedly denied any intention of invading Ukraine, the United States has not stopped at the intelligence of the Russian invasion, a former CIA official said, worried about the long-term credibility of the selected information. He also noted that the administration's "always open" approach to Russian intelligence, combined with media leaks, could undermine public and allied trust in the United States.
The latest leak was a leak by Newsweek, which recently quoted sources as revealing that intelligence said that Russia was planning to carry out a "fake flag" operation and launch a military operation by means of the "attack on Russian-speaking Ukrainians." In fact, it was only false information deliberately issued by the Russian side in order to weaken the authority of the US government and distract washington's attention.
A former member of the National Security Council said the more such information is leaked, regardless of whether the news is true or not, the more likely it is that foreign agents will be able to trace the source of the information and how to obtain it.
But the Biden administration's strategy has gained some support, with a current senior intelligence official arguing that a "cost-benefit analysis" has so far benefited the United States. Former intelligence officials have also pointed out that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has created a very chaotic situation and seriously damaged the reputation of the United States, and this practice has been adopted to show other countries that the United States is still a reliable ally.
Source: Phoenix TV Information Station