US puts 8,500 troops on high alert ready to be deployed amid Russia-Ukraine tension
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This is the latest sign of US resolve in the face of Russian military build up on the border of Ukraine and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stressed no decision whether to deploy or not had been made yet