The Pentagon does not plan to have troops to provide security for the recently reopened US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A senior defense official told reporters there were no plans for troops to help the embassy, although the official noted that could change if requested by the State Department.
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“Currently, there is no US military security component for their embassy security needs. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t change over time,” the official said.
The State Department reopened its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday. It had halted its operations and moved to the western city of Lviv, which is farther from most fighting, about three months ago, just before Russia invaded.
“There was no specific decision from the secretary one way or the other on this,” the official added. “And he certainly hasn’t expressed the view that he doesn’t or will never want to provide military assistance if the State Department needs it.”
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When Russian forces withdrew from the capital’s suburbs last month, focusing instead on eastern Ukraine, several European countries reopened their embassies, including the UK, France, Italy and the Denmark.
