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US Still ‘a Ways Away’ From Sending Troops Back Into Ukraine: General
The United States is still “a ways away” from any possible decision on whether to reintroduce U.S. troops into Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Monday, even as he acknowledged low-level planning underway.
President Joe Biden decided to withdraw American troops from Ukraine before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion in order to avoid a direct conflict with a nuclear-armed adversary.
But changing circumstances including a reopening of the U.S. embassy have raised questions about whether U.S. troops may be required to return to help ensure security of diplomats in a country at war….