The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On February 10, local time, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said that US F-15 fighters had arrived in Poland. A few days ago, 350 British soldiers have also arrived in Poland.
According to Reuters reported on February 10, Błaszczak revealed on his personal social media platform that "on the 10th, US F-15 fighter jets arrived at Vaske Air Base in central Poland, and these fighters will support NATO air policing missions in Eastern Europe." However, Bwaszczak did not disclose the specific number of fighters. Polish military sources previously said that the first batch of elite TROOPs reinforcing Eastern Europe arrived in Poland on February 6, and related preparations are being carried out.
On February 8, 2022, local time, Poland's Rzeszów-Yasinka Airport, US transport aircraft arrived, soldiers and a large number of things and equipment arrived. Surging image
In addition to the United States, Britain also sent troops to Poland. On February 7, British Defence Secretary Wallace said the British side would send 350 additional troops to the Polish border to strengthen NATO's eastern flank in response to a "possible war" between Russia and Ukraine. Błaszczak revealed that the group of 350 British troops had now arrived in Poland. On the 9th, the British government ordered 1,000 soldiers to be put on standby, and if Russia "invaded" Ukraine and triggered a humanitarian crisis, these British troops would provide support. Wallace said on the 10th that if necessary, britain may consider sending more troops to Eastern Europe to show support for its allies.
At present, British Prime Minister Johnson, who is visiting Poland, said after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki that all parties should now work to ease the situation in Russia and Ukraine. At the same time, Johnson expressed his gratitude to the British troops stationed in Poland. Morawiecki reiterated his call for Europe to be consistent in the face of Ukraine.
According to CNN reported on February 10, US President Joe Biden said in an interview on the same day that US citizens should "leave Ukraine immediately" and said that "the situation may become unmanageable in an instant." On the same day, the U.S. State Department raised its ukraine travel risk recommendation to level four, that is, it is not recommended to travel.
Since Russia has gathered 100,000 troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border, the United States and other countries claim that Russia has the potential to "invade". In this regard, the Russian side has repeatedly denied it and called on the United States to stop hyping up the "Russian 'invasion' theory." The Russian side stressed that because NATO activities threaten Russia's national security, the Russian side has the right to mobilize troops in its own territory to defend its territory. Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said that the tension between Russia and Ukraine is caused by the United States and NATO, not Russia.
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