US will defend ‘every inch’ of Nato, but won’t deploy to Ukraine- Biden

By Ogundele Olanrewaju

President Biden has reiterated that US forces “are not, and will not” be engaged in the conflict with Russia in Ukraine.

“Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our Nato allies and reassure those allies in the east,” he says. “The United States will defend every inch of Nato territory with the full force of American power.”

Biden adds that he believes Nato is more united than ever before and that there is “no doubt” the US and other Nato countries will meet their treaty commitments.

Thousands of US ground and other forces have been deployed to Nato countries in eastern Europe that feel threatened by Russia, including Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in the Baltic, as well as Poland and Romania.