US troops arrive in Germany: Ukraine crisis live news
Troops deployed to reinforce Washington’s NATO allies have arrived in Wiesbaden, US military says. By David Child and Mersiha Gadzo Published On 4 Feb 2022 4 Feb 2022 | Updated: 17 minutes ago from this post time US Army soldiers from the 18th Airborne Division board a C-17 aircraft as they deploy to Europe from Fort Bragg [Chris Seward/AP Photo] China has put on a united front with Russia as the Ukraine crisis escalates, with President Xi Jinping joining Vladimir Putin in opposing further NATO expansion. In a joint statement issued on Friday after the Russian president met Xi in Beijing, the two powers called on NATO to “abandon the ideological approaches of the Cold War”. The meeting, Xi’s first face-to-face talks with a world leader in nearly two years as his country hosts the 2022 Winter Olympics, came as Western leaders upped diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Cha...