The US is committed to protecting its NATO allies, Lloyd Austin stressed.
The Russian Federation did not withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian border.
So the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Lloyd Austin, rejected the statements of Russia, reports The Guardian.
According to him, the United States is given over to the protection of its allies in relation to NATO.
“What Mr. Putin didn't want was to strengthen NATO on his flank, and that's what he has today,” he said.
As reported, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on February 15 they began to withdraw their troops to their places of permanent deployment. In addition, it was reported that the next military echelon with the equipment of the units of the tank army of the Western Military District (Western Military District – Ed.) went to the point of permanent deployment after the completion of planned training. It is noted that the transportation of tanks and armored tracked vehicles is carried out by rail over a distance of about a thousand kilometers.
