Pentagon Weighs Deploying Special Forces to Guard Kyiv Embassy

Biden admin considering sending US special operations forces to protect US embassy in Kyiv

By Kylie Atwood and Barbara Starr, CNN The Biden administration is in the early stages of discussions about sending special operations forces into Ukraine to help guard the US Embassy in Kyiv, several US officials tell CNN. The discussions are in very preliminary stages and a proposal has not been presented to President Joe Biden

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Pentagon weighs US special forces at Kyiv embassy

The Pentagon confirmed Monday that there have been early discussions on sending special forces to Kyiv to help secure the newly reopened U.S. embassy but said it’s not necessarily imminent.

Biden admin considering sending US special operations forces to protect US embassy in Kyiv

(CNN) — The Biden administration is in the early stages of discussions about sending special operations forces into Ukraine to help guard the US Embassy in Kyiv, several US officials tell CNN.The discussions are in very preliminary stages and a proposal has not been presented to President Joe Biden for a decision, the sources added.For now, the embassy and its limited number of personnel are protected by State Department diplomatic security offi…

WSJ News Exclusive | Pentagon Weighs Deploying Special Forces to Guard Kyiv Embassy

The Biden administration is weighing the desire to avoid escalating the military presence against the security of U.S. diplomats in a conflict zone.

Pentagon working on plans to send troops to protect US Embassy in Kyiv

Plans to send U.S. forces back into Ukraine to guard the recently reopened American Embassy in Kyiv are “underway at a relatively low level,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley …