Pentagon: Russian Deployment Biggest Since Cold War

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Russian buildup of forces near Ukraine is at a level not seen in recent years.
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
Russia’s buildup of forces near Ukraine, including the deployment of combat aircraft and ballistic missiles, is at a scale not seen since the Cold War, and top U.S. and NATO officials are continuing to press the Kremlin to draw down and trying to make room for diplomacy. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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