Defense

Pentagon not planning on using military forces as security for Kyiv embassy

By Mike Brest
Published May 19, 2022 4:48pm ET
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Pentagon not planning on using military forces as security for Kyiv embassy
Employees of US embassy in Ukraine raise the US national flag at the US embassy, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The Pentagon is not planning on having troops provide security at the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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