Pentagon Wants To Resume Covert Programs In Ukraine

Washington Post: Pentagon looks to restart top-secret programs in Ukraine 

The Pentagon is urging Congress to resume funding a pair of top-secret programs in Ukraine suspended ahead of Russia’s invasion last year, according to current and former U.S. officials. If approved, the move would allow American Special Operations troops to employ Ukrainian operatives to observe Russian military movements and counter disinformation. 

A determination is unlikely before the fall. Defense officials are preparing a proposal for lawmakers’ consideration in the coming months, when work begins on next year’s Pentagon policy and funding bill. If successful, these programs could resume as soon as 2024, though it remains unclear if the Biden administration would allow U.S. commandos back into Ukraine to oversee them or if the military would seek to do that from a neighboring country. No American military personnel are known to have operated there since the war began, beyond a small number tasked to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.  

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WNU Editor: Funding what will be essentially para-military units to operate in Ukraine while being answerable to the US is not going to be lost on the Russians on what this means. Basically .... the Pentagon hiring mercenaries to target Russian forces. And not surprising, Russian media has been covering this story extensively today .... Pentagon seeking to resume top-secret programs in Ukraine – WaPo (RT). More here .... Pentagon Proposes Resuming Covert Ukrainian Intelligence Programs, Media Reports (Spuntik).