Wednesday 29 June 2022 09:51 AM Biden says he is sending two more F-35 squadrons to the U.K. and two destroyers ... trends now
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President Joe Biden arrived at the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday morning and promised to send two F-35 squadrons to the U.K. and two destroyers to Spain as he strengthens U.S. forces in Europe against the threat from Vladimir Putin of Russia.
He made his announcement on the first day of a summit that began on a positive note, with Turkey dropping its objections to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.
'We're sending an unmistakable message in my view, and I think yours as well,' he told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, 'that NATO is strong, united and the steps we're taking during this summit will kind of further augment our collective strengths.
'To that end, today I'm announcing the United States will enhance our force posture in Europe and respond to the changing security environment as well as strengthening our collective security.'
After already sending an extra 20,000 troops to Europe - bringing the total to 100,000 - he
