Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Josh Cohen: Want to escalate US-Russia tension? Arm Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman stands atop an amoured personnel carrier (APC) near the position of Ukrainian forces near Shyrokyne, in Donetsk Oblast on July 1.
United States-Russian military tensions are exploding. On June 23 the Pentagon announced plans to station hundreds of tanks, howitzers and other armor in the Baltics and throughout other East European NATO countries. Russia meanwhile is increasing its forces in Belarus and speeding up the deployment of Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, the heavily armed Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania.