WASHINGTON—U.S. army and diplomatic officers are weighing plans to ship particular forces troops to Kyiv to protect the newly reopened embassy there, proposals that will drive the Biden administration to steadiness a need to keep away from escalating the U.S. army presence within the warfare zone in opposition to fears for the security of American diplomats, U.S. officers stated.
President Biden has but to be introduced with the proposal. But when he approves it, troops can be deployed just for the protection and safety of the embassy, which lies inside vary of Russian missiles, U.S. officers stated. Their presence inside Ukraine would mark an escalation from Mr. Biden’s preliminary pledge that no American troops can be despatched into the nation.