Exclusive: The Biden admin. is working to shore up efforts to track weapons provided to Ukraine and discussing whether to send a small number of additional U.S. troops, according to senior officials.
and will want more accountability about how U.S. weapons are distributed and used. Some GOP lawmakers could try to block economic and military aid — or limit U.S. troop presence.
The officials said they would like to pick up the pace of the weapons check before January, when there will be more pressure for accountability from House Republicans. The senior U.S. officials stressed that any new troop presence would be limited and modest, likely in the single digits. In addition to security concerns, they said, sustaining people in Kyiv remains challenging, with a finite amount of space and an unreliable supply of essentials like running water and electricity.
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