US to step up NATO presence in wake of ‘aggressive Russia’

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Series Details 30.03.16
Publication Date 30/03/2016
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United States European Command officials said on the 30 March 2016 that as part of the US commitment to increased assurance and deterrence, US Army Europe would begin receiving continuous troop rotations of US-based armored brigade combat teams to the European theatre in February 2017, bringing the total Army presence in Europe up to three fully-manned Army brigades.
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ESO: Background information: NATO Secretary General welcomes US announcement to strengthen military presence in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-secretary-general-welcomes-us-announcement-to-strengthen-military-presence-in-europe/
The Guardian, 30.03.16: Pentagon to restore Obama's troop cuts in Europe to address Russian aggressio http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/30/pentagon-restore-barack-obama-troop-cuts-europe-address-russian-aggression
BBC News, 30.03.16: US to increase military presence in eastern Europe http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35930130
United States: Department of Defense: News, 30.03.16: Eucom Announces European Reassurance Initiative Implementation Plan http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/708271/eucom-announces-european-reassurance-initiative-implementation-plan
Radio Poland, 30.03.16: Polish president appeals for NATO consolidation in Washington address http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/246707,Polish-president-appeals-for-NATO-consolidation-in-Washington-address
EUObserver, 31.03.16: US military plans for Europe prompt Russian warning https://euobserver.com/foreign/132853
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