U.S. Military Steps Up Planning For Evacuation Operation In Ukraine
As Crisis Deepens: Report
"The Pentagon has been conducting more immediate planning for potential evacuations of
U.S. diplomatic personnel and other American nationals from Ukraine in the event of a
new, large-scale Russian military intervention into that country, according to a report from
CNN. At the same time, U.S. officials are warning that there may be limited options to
deter the Kremlin from conducting such an operation. This news came ahead of a virtual
summit between U.S. President Joe Biden's with Russian President Vladimir Putin today
over this brewing crisis, with intelligence assessments already warning for weeks that
Russia could launch a new invasion of its neighbor as soon as January.
Victoria Nuland, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, included details
about U.S. military contingency planning in briefings to members of Congress on Dec. 6,
2021, according to CNN. The State Department would need to formally request support
from the Department of Defense to carry out a so-called non-combatant evacuation
operation, or NEO, before any such mission could be carried out."
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