US ground troops to be sent to Poland, Estonia - U.S. - Stripes http://t.co/Q6a8qUuzBC
— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) April 19, 2014
The U.S. is planning to send a company sized Army element of roughly 150 troops to conduct drills with allies, spanning roughly two weeks respectively in both Poland and Ukraine, the New York Times reported Friday.
The land force exercises being planned by the Obama administration are part of a broader undertaking by NATO to beef up its presence in eastern Europe. It is unclear what U.S. unit will be taking part in the exercises in Poland and Estonia, but more details are expected to be announced next week, the Times reported.
What if #Kiev was there before Moscow… Could they "have the right" (like I do) to annex us? Tricky…. pic.twitter.com/uMPQbUT8DH
— Vladimir Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) April 19, 2014
Russian banks refute accusations of financing separatists in eastern #Ukraine http://t.co/TP9vLwdqwg @KyivPost pic.twitter.com/kmjIE3xqJ8
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) April 19, 2014
Video of a man playing Ukrainian anthem near the Western Wall in #Jerusalem http://t.co/mQm06ba9cZ
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 19, 2014
Easter truce in eastern Ukraine. Kiev says won't clear Maidan because protest is legal... http://t.co/bkZnJJqtVt
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) April 19, 2014
#Kramatorsk now - guy breezing around in a Russia tracksuit, and he's not even going to the demo. #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/7NMx5houB4
— GrahamWPhillips (@GrahamWP_UK) April 19, 2014
Hat tip to Just Hovens Greve for flagging:
NATO commander offers evidence of Russian troops in #Ukraine.Who are the men behind the masks?http://t.co/iQG4vN1pFX pic.twitter.com/dc5j5Z1Uh2
— Just Hovens Greve (@JustHovensGreve) April 19, 2014
Video of pro-Russia auto demonstration in Kramatorsk
Kyiv barricades got a makeover: concrete blocks now instead of ice/sand bags via @pavelsheremet pic.twitter.com/n2YN8rKfyI
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 19, 2014