While he continues to weigh deploying U.S. troops to Europe, President Biden said flatly on Tuesday that he has “no intention” of sending any into Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to invade the country.
“We have no intention of putting American forces or NATO forces in Ukraine,” Biden told reporters after visiting a craft store on Capitol Hill, adding that Putin faced “serious economic consequences if he moves.”
“I made it clear to President Putin early on that if he were to move into Ukraine that there would be severe consequences,” Biden said Tuesday.On Monday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin put 8,500 American troops on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe.
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