President [Joe Biden] has been clear with President [Vladimer] Putin - if Russia stays on an escalatory path, we will make force posture adjustments. Such a statement during the press briefing made the Press Secretary of the White House Jen Psaki.

“The President has been clear since the beginning of the escalation and the building of troops at the border, and been directly clear with President Putin in - as he was in really December: If Russia stays on an escalatory path, which they clearly have, we will make force posture adjustments to deter and defend against any aggression.

This is not troops that will go into Ukraine. They’re not fighting in Ukraine. These - this is us - this is the United States abiding by our commitments under Article 5 to support, reassure our partners in the region”, - said Jen Psaki.