The Biden administration will begin sending US military contractors to Ukraine. This policy reversal was first reported late last week, and signals a shift in US willingness to support Ukraine’s military effort. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that the contractors will play a limited, but significant, role on the ground in Ukraine.
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