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🇬🇧 will send 20k troops to #NATO's biggest military drill since the #ColdWar as the alliance practices repelling an #invasion by #Russia, #DefSec #GrantShapps is expected to announce today
"Today our adversaries are busily rebuilding their barriers, old enemies are reanimated, battle lines are being drawn, the tanks are literally on #Ukraine's lawn and the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core. We stand at a crossroads", said Mr #Shapps
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-to-deploy-20-000-troops-to-nato-military-drill-to-practice-repelling-a-russian-invasion-13048371 #News
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“Our congressional members have valid questions & we will answer, but I would point out that #Ukraine matters, what happens here matters, not just to Ukraine but to the entire world,” #DefSec #LloydAustin told reporters after meeting Ukrainian ofcls.
The visit by Austin & Gen Christopher Cavoli, (commander of US #EUCOM & #NATO #SACEUR) was also intended to signal that American support will not be undermined by #Israel’s war w/ #Hamas…. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.