The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has just authorized the call-up of at least 3,000 personnel from the U.S. Armed Forces Reserve and roughly 450 personnel from the Individual-Ready Reserve in order to augment the forces of U.S. European Command in preparation for the upcoming “Operation Atlantic Resolve” exercise in the region.
New: @POTUS authorizes mobilization of up to 3,000 reservists to augment @US_EUCOM's Operation Atlantic Resolve https://t.co/EcjovOerO3
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) July 13, 2023
The move is a major escalation on Biden’s part and could have ominous consequences for the America’s already tense relationship with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
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