In a flashback to Cold War days, Pentagon announces plan to deploy troops along Russian border

The so-called “European Reassurance Initiative,” will be the first such deployment since the Cold War ended, The Wall Street Journal reported. Its purpose: To deter Russian aggression while serving to reassure Western allies of U.S. commitment to the region.

General Philip Breedlove, the top U.S. commander in Europe, announced the plan on Wednesday, calling it a “strong and balanced approach to reassuring our NATO Allies and partners in the wake of an aggressive Russia in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.”

“Our allies and partners will see more capability,” he said in a statement. “They will see a more frequent presence of an armored brigade with more modernized equipment in their countries.”