Are U.S. Troops on the Ground in Ukraine?

While the Pentagon briefing of the news media highlights the most direct role American personnel have played within Ukraine, to call it "boots on the ground" is an overstatement. The team will be weapons experts with the aim of keeping tabs on the U.S.-supplied arms in an operation that does not involve American soldiers fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. The inspectors will not be near the frontline, the Pentagon said.
Title: Are U.S. Troops on the Ground in Ukraine?
URL: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-pentagon-weapons-biden-1756387
Publisher: Newsweek
Date published: November 2, 2022
Description:

While the Pentagon briefing of the news media highlights the most direct role American personnel have played within Ukraine, to call it “boots on the ground” is an overstatement.

The team will be weapons experts with the aim of keeping tabs on the U.S.-supplied arms in an operation that does not involve American soldiers fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. The inspectors will not be near the frontline, the Pentagon said.

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