U.S. President Barack Obama addresses during a joint press conference with Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski (R) at Belveder Palace in Warsaw June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Kuba Atys/Agencja Gazeta
WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama promised on Tuesday to beef up military support for eastern European members of the NATO alliance who fear they could be next in the firing line after the Kremlin's intervention in Ukraine.
Under attack from critics at home who say his leadership on the world stage has not been muscular enough, Obama unveiled plans to spend up to $1 billion (596.8 million pounds) in supporting and training the armed forces of NATO states on Russia's borders.
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