The tension between Ukraine and Russia is on the agenda of the whole world. US Department of Defense (Pentagon) Spokesperson John Kirby said that they closely followed the developments on the Ukrainian border. Regarding the Russian build-up, the Russians have continued to deploy significant combat forces in the west of their country and in Belarus over the past 24 hours. said.
“AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE…”
Explaining that they continue to provide defense support to Ukraine, Kirby gave the following answer to a question about why the country did not give Ukraine an air defense system:
“Not long ago, an air and missile defense assessment team was there recently. They had extensive talks with Ukraine about concerns about these capabilities. This is an ongoing process. We have already sent 3 parties support to them. There will be more to come. I don’t want to get in the way of this process. “I will not go into the details of the weapons given to Ukraine. We are in constant communication with them about their needs. I think these talks will continue regarding the weapons in question. I am not making any promises about the delivery of any weapon here or the delivery schedule for that weapon.”
THE UNITS HAVE BEEN AWARE
Kirby, who also gave some information about the 8,500 soldiers who were on the alert, said that the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, which were also used in the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, and some units of the 4th Infantry Division in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia. He stated that 4 Air Bases, including in , were put on alert.
BIDEN MEETS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF NORWAY
US President Joe Biden and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store discussed many bilateral and regional issues, including Ukraine, during their meeting at the White House.
According to a written statement from the White House, Biden held a meeting at the White House today, where they confirmed the importance of US-Norwegian relations with Store.
During the meeting, cooperation through NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Russia’s “destabilizing military buildup” on the Ukrainian border was discussed.
Biden and Store covered issues such as climate change, Covid-19, sustainable health security and Afghanistan, while Biden thanked Norway for taking over this month’s leadership of the United Nations Security Council.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also had a separate meeting with Store. (AA)