The U.S. news organisations have raised an alarm that journalists have not been allowed to embed with the U.S. troops sent to eastern Europe to bolster NATO amid tensions with Russia.

CNN on Wednesday said that earlier in the month, John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary announced Washington’s decision to temporarily deploy additional U.S. troops in eastern Europe.

“Despite numerous requests from media organisations, no journalist has yet been allowed to accompany these troops and bring their stories home,” Mr Kirby said.

“The media organisations have stressed that the U.S. public has a right to know how and what their troops are doing and how their tax dollars are spent.’’

Mr Kirby said that a 1,000-member squadron would be moved from Germany to Romania and join 900 U.S. soldiers already in the country.

The first 100 U.S. soldiers have already arrived in Romania as part of the deployment on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Mr Kirby told reporters that he was the one responsible for decisions regarding media access to military operations and that the Pentagon was currently trying to determine what would be the appropriate level of media access.

Journalists have reportedly voiced concern that blocking the embedding with the U.S. troops in Europe sets a dangerous precedent that could affect the future transparency of U.S. military missions.

(Sputnik/NAN)