The United States will increase its military presence in Europe so that NATO can respond to threats coming from all directions and in all areas - land, air and water.

This was stated today by US President Joe Biden

Joe Biden (Joseph Robin Biden) is an American politician. Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942 at a NATO meeting in Madrid, AFP reported.

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Biden said the United States would increase its military presence and defense capabilities in Spain, Poland, Romania, the Baltic states, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.

We are at the meeting and we are proving that NATO is more necessary than ever, said the American president together with the general secretary of the organization Jens Stoltenberg.

He recalled that the United States has already deployed 20,000 additional troops in Europe this year to strengthen the lines in response to Russia's aggressive initiatives, BTA reported.

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Biden also confirmed that Washington would increase its squadron destroyers from four to six at the Spanish Rota Naval Base and set up a "permanent headquarters of the 5th US Army Corps" in Poland.

We will maintain an additional brigade of a total of 5,000 people, which will be based in Romania.

In addition, additional forces will be deployed in the Baltic States.

We will send two additional squadrons of F-35 fighter jets to Britain and deploy additional air defense capabilities in Germany and Italy, the president said in a brief statement to the media.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted the Finnishization of Europe, a change in the Alliance's member states to a more neutral position, similar to that historically held by the Scandinavian countries.

Instead, however, he achieved NATOization of Europe, "Biden said.

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