DefenceTalkThe United States will move approximately 3,000 service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia’s continuing build-up of forces on its western border with Ukraine and in Belarus, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today during a news conference. The move demonstrates America’s commitment to the defense of NATO allies, Kirby […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-to-deploy-3000-troops-to-romania-poland-germany-77820/

DefenceTalkUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday announced plans to add 100,000 personnel to the armed forces over three years and end obligatory service, as tensions soar with Russia. But Zelensky insisted the move — part of a drive to modernize the 250,000-strong military — did not mean a large-scale invasion by Moscow was imminent amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-to-bolster-military-as-russia-tensions-soar-77810/

DefenceTalkRussia said Sunday it wants “mutually respectful” relations with the United States and denied posing a threat to Ukraine, as the UK said it was preparing fresh sanctions against Moscow. Tensions have soared between Moscow and Washington after Western governments accused Russia of amassing tens of thousands of troops on its border with ex-Soviet Ukraine. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-wants-respectful-ties-with-us-77801/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden said Friday he will soon send a small number of US troops to bolster the NATO presence in Eastern Europe as tensions rise over Russia’s military buildup on the borders of Ukraine. “I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries in the near term. Not too many,” Biden told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nato-boost-eastern-european-deployments-77791/

DefenceTalkRussia could conduct a “wide range” of aggressive acts against Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, but he emphasized the window was still open to a peaceful and negotiated resolution. While the military alliance is still not sure what the Kremlin might do, Stoltenberg told an event hosted by the US think-tank the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-sees-wide-range-of-possible-actions-by-russia-77788/

DefenceTalkThe threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited debate in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join NATO to fend off any possible eastern aggression. Fighter jets could be heard carrying out drills above the Finnish capital this week, while Sweden recently deployed troops to a Baltic outpost in response to rising […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rattled-by-russia-finland-and-sweden-revisit-nato-debate-77782/

DefenceTalkThe United States put 8,500 troops on alert Monday over the growing tension in Ukraine and President Joe Biden called European allies in an effort to maintain Western unity against Russian pressure. The European Union, meanwhile, urged allies to avoid a “nervous breakdown” in the face of fears that Russia could stage a full-scale invasion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-puts-troops-on-alert-over-ukraine-biden-calls-allies-77748/

DefenceTalkNATO allies have put forces on standby and sent ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe’s eastern defences as tensions soar over Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, the alliance said Monday. “NATO will continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the Alliance. We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-sending-planes-ships-to-eastern-europe-77740/

DefenceTalkNATO on Friday rejected a Russian demand for the alliance to withdraw troops from eastern European members Bulgaria and Romania. “NATO will not renounce our ability to protect and defend each other, including with the presence of troops in the eastern part of the Alliance. Russia’s demands would create first- and second-class NATO members, which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-rejects-russian-demand-to-withdraw-troops-from-bulgaria-romania-77730/

DefenceTalkGeneva, the neutral turf that was once host to so much Cold War bargaining, is again welcoming Russian and US officials to discuss missiles, nuclear arms and spheres of influence on the eve of a possible conflagration. There is a heavy whiff of the 20th-century East-West power struggles in the Swiss capital, a flashback to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cold-war-flashbacks-in-russia-us-talks-in-geneva-77727/