Defense Department spokesman John Kirby told a Pentagon briefing that soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division could be used to evacuate civilians from Ukraine, but they would not be involved in combat.. Obviously, if necessary, American soldiers will participate in the evacuation of US citizens..

According to John Kirby, an additional 2,000 troops will be deployed from the United States to Poland and Germany in the next few days: 1,700 will be deployed in Poland, 300 in Germany. The Pentagon will move another 1,000 troops from Germany to Romania to “demonstrate our commitment to NATO allies and counter Russian aggression”.

In addition, the US State Department notes that it is time to strengthen the eastern flank of NATO against the backdrop of the threat from Russia, because the diplomatic way out of the crisis around Ukraine has not yet worked out as expected in the West..