NATO has bolstered forces along its eastern front, rushed military and economic aid to Ukraine and sustained support despite some challenges, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Tuesday. “Collectively we’re applying maximum pressure on Moscow” through the movement of additional troops, aircraft and equipment to members from the Baltic to the Black Sea and applying stiff economic sanctions on Russian industries, financial institutions and leaders, said Julianne Smith. She noted that “every single member not on the eastern flank” contributed to that build-up. The United States sent 20,000 additional soldiers to Europe to demonstrate solidarity against the new Russian … Continue reading NATO ‘Applying Maximum Pressure on Moscow’ as War in Ukraine Continues, Says U.S. Ambassador