The US president announced that the US would increase the number of destroyers in Spain to six from four and stressed that Washington would send two additional F-35 squadrons to Britain while setting up the headquarters of the 5th Army in Poland.
Important announcements by US President Joe Biden from the NATO summit regarding the change of attitude of Washington in the context of strengthening the military power of the North Atlantic Alliance in Europe.
The US President stressed from Madrid that the US will strengthen its defense presence – in the context of NATO– in Europe, after the threats coming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as broadcast by Reuters.
He confirmed that the US will increase the number of naval destroyers in Spain six out of four and stressed that Washington would send two additional F-35s to Britainwhile it will create the headquarters of the 5th Army in Poland.
It will also send 5,000 additional troops to Romaniaas well as air defense equipment in Italy and Germany.
Biden said the Madrid summit “made history” and that additional US forces “send a strong message that the NATO it is strong and united. “
“The United States will strengthen our forces in Europe and respond to the changing security environment to defend every inch of allied territory,” he said, according to Reuters.
“At a time when Putin has broken the peace in Europe, the United States and its allies are growing stronger, proving that NATO is more necessary now than ever.”
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