I think it is the right move because what it does is it makes clear to the Russians that whatever they're doing to continue to build up forces along the border area is going to be met by actions between the United States and our NATO allies to continue to support the Ukraine and continue to support NATO. I think that's an important message to get across to Putin.
Panetta supports the deployment of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe as a necessary response to Russian military buildup.
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