In the wake of the leaks and a drip-drip of info over the last year, one lawmaker is demanding clarity from the White House.
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible Statecraft
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who has flooded the docket in recent months with resolutions designed to get U.S. troops out of overseas missions he believes have not been approved by Congress, is now demanding that President Joe Biden tell the American people just how many American military personnel are operating in Ukraine today.
His new Privileged Resolution of Inquiry, which forces Biden to notify the House of the exact number of U.S. military inside Ukraine and to hand over “copies of any and all documents outlining plans for military assistance to Ukraine,” comes a week after leaked Pentagon documents showing previously unreported U.S. Special Forces inside the war zone.
![Ukrainian soldier near flags of Ukraine and US during the Three Swords 2021 multinational military exercise near Yavoriv in western Ukraine.](https://progressivehub.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Shutterstock_2110835969-uai-258x145.jpg)
According to the document there were 97 special forces from NATO countries operating in Ukraine as of March, including 14 U.S. special forces. When asked by the Guardian newspaper for confirmation/clarification, the Department of Defense said, “We are not going to discuss or confirm classified information due to the potential impact on national security as well as the safety and security of our personnel and those of our allies and our partners.” The Pentagon has not denied the authenticity of the documents, however.
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