All leaders have pledged that Washington would stand by Kyiv.
But Russia on Friday warned NATO against deploying troops to Ukraine, threatening that such actions would escalate tensions and that Moscow would be forced to respond.
“There is no doubt such a scenario would lead to a further increase in tensions close to Russia’s borders. Of course, this would call for additional measures from the Russian side to ensure its security,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
The head of U.S. Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, said the posturing is due to the United States and Russia being back in “great power competition,” much like during the Cold War.
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‘Northern Edge’ brings firepower to Alaska, with an eye on Arctic jockeying 2 days ago Airmen use a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender to refuel an F-15C Eagle as part of exercise Northern Edge in May 2019 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Master Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb/Air Force) Ten thousand troops will descend on the High North this spring to practice how the U.S. military might react if simmering tensions in the Arctic reach a boiling point. The Air Force’s team in the Pacific will lead the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in the biennial, 12-day Northern Edge exercise beginning May 3.