With our focus this week on Eastern Europe and Russia, the recent current even seems relevant for me to share and allow readers to look into.
This is a picture to illustrate the US’s involvement in the build up with NATO on the Eastern Europe border to help counter an assertive Russia. The US Military will deploy 6000 troops, tanks, infantry vehicles, and combat helicopters to Eastern Europe. The planned deployment will happen in January 2017. The troops they will be sending are 4,000 troops from Colorado, and 1oth Combat Aviation Brigade that consists of 1750 Airmen that are armed with over 60 combat helicopters ranging from Chinnoks, Blackhawks, and Medivacs. The reason the US is sending in this military support to support the Eastern European Allies in a time of need.
Russia has had the world scared for many years now, and for good reason. “Recently Putin moved nuclear-capable missiles close to Poland and Lithuania. This week he sent an aircraft-carrier group down the North Sea and the English Channel. He has threatened to shoot down any American plane that attacks the forces of Syria’s despot, Bashar al-Assad. Russia’s UN envoy has said that relations with America are at their tensest in 40 years.” (Russia 2016). These are just some of the most recent events that have lead to the US’s involvement in providing troops where necessary as the moves of this Dictator are unknowing, and life threatening to many.
As we discuss throughout the lesson and shared some of the links of Eastern Europe and Russia, this is the most important link in their modern history. The threat of a Russian Invasion on Eastern Europe, and the possibility of another World War. To some this may seem like a stretch, but to others it is a reality. The population of Eastern Europe lives in fear not knowing if Putin and Russia are going to attack their borders, launch a nuclear warhead, launch an aerial attack, or other means of war. The link between these two right now is the possibility of another way between them, that could change their culture and economy for the upcoming centuries.
Many did not have an opportunity to see this news article, and the amount of military power the the US is sending to support NATO and the border build up because of the most recent election which captivated the world. While some are fearful of our new president, many are also optimistic. Maybe with a new leader in place, Russia will be more willing to forge a relationship, and stop their threats against the world.
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