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How the US is preparing to support NATO countries in a war against Russia

25th April 2024 - 17:14 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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A USAF B-1 Lancer approaching a UK KC-135 Stratotanker over the North Sea during Large Scale Global Exercise 2024. (Photo: US Air Force)

US European Command has been repositioning troops and equipment, expanding its prepositioned stockpiles, and conducting additional joint exercises with partners and allies.

Russian territorial ambitions have been impacting the posture of the US in Europe. Washington has been repositioning troops and equipment and expanding its prepositioned stockpiles to support NATO countries should the Kremlin decide to escalate the Ukraine war and attack members of the alliance.

US European Command (USEUCOM) has been also conducting additional combined exercises with partners and allies in the region to prepare troops and systems for joint deployments.

“Russia is waging a full-scale war in Europe and shows no signs of stopping,” claimed Gen Christopher G. Cavoli, head of USEUCOM and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. “This presents the

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