US Deploys Two Patriot Missile Defense Batteries In Poland: Pentagon
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The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymity.
The United States has sent two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to defend against any "potential threat" to US or NATO forces in the alliance's territory, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.
The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymity.
The move is seen as reflecting growing fear that a Russian missile could -- deliberately or not -- cross the border from neighboring Ukraine into NATO member Poland.
News of the deployment comes a day after Washington rebuffed a Polish offer to send Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US air base in Germany, saying the proposal raised "serious concerns" for the entire NATO alliance.
