As many as 8,500 U.S. troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe  as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Imminent invasion The news was immediately picked up in Romania which hosts a number of NATO bases. Russia told NATO last week to … Continuă lectura US places up to 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe amid Russia tensions