Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:00 UTC
It should be emphasized that this deployment is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve 2016 which has been ongoing for several months.
It's purpose is also to put pressure on Russia, largely in view of Russia's military involvement in Syria.
Poland and the Baltic states are nervous about Russian assertiveness displayed in Ukraine and Syria.
The Kremlin said on Thursday it was concerned by what it described as a US military build-up in Poland, saying the move represented a threat to its national security.
Addressing reporters on a conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia regarded the move as an aggressive step along its borders.
Russia's S400 air defense system has been deployed.
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