WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will consult with European leaders on Monday afternoon, as pressure builds between Russia and NATO over Ukraine.
NATO said earlier Monday it would move more military equipment and troops into countries on the alliance’s eastern front. Russia has built up at least 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine, threatening that conflict may be necessary to preserve its national security.
"We will always respond to any deterioration of our security environment, including through strengthening our collective defense," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.
Biden said last week that the U.S. would move more of its own troops and equipment into NATO's eastern countries, should Russia continue to threaten an invasion.
On Sunday, in an indication of the growing tension, the U.S. ordered the families of U.S. diplomats to leave Kyiv, an action several European diplomats called premature. The United Kingdom announced the same move on Monday, saying it was “in response to the growing threat from Russia.”
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