The White House reportedly rejected plans to send additional special operations personnel to Ukraine in December out of fear it could provoke Russia.
and unconventional warfare methods. The training would have been different from the formal training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center in western Ukraine, sources told the outlet. for approval, a pair of people familiar with two December briefings with lawmakers and congressional aides told Politico.
White House officials, however, were reportedly concerned that the deployment of additional personnel would hamper diplomacy efforts and escalate the situation. The plans were stopped in response to those fears, according to a congressional official familiar with a briefing delivered by a Pentagon official to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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