Pentagon orders the departure of some US troops from Ukraine.
Monday, February 14, 2022
The Pentagon is pulling nearly 160 members of the Florida National Guard from Ukraine as top US officials issued a statement warning that a Russian invasion could be imminent. The withdrawal of the military trainers underscores growing concern among US officials that Russian military forces could invade Ukraine any day. As a result, defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a “temporary” repositioning of the Florida Army National Guard members to “elsewhere in Europe,” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement, according to the New York Times.