BOMBSHELL: US Admits Sending Special Forces to Ukraine, Tempting WWIII

For over a year now, Russia has struggled to maintain any semblance of ability to achieve their military goals in Ukraine, all the while rattling their purported atomic saber around, daring any western nations to involve themselves directly in the conflict.

And the west has tested Putin’s resolve here, quite a bit.  NATO member nations near and far have been sending equipment to the front lines in Eastern Europe, all while the Kremlin’s temper tantrums grow ever louder.

Now, however, a red line appears to have been crossed, as the US Department of Defense has been forced to admit that they have special forces troops on the ground in Ukraine.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has revealed to Fox News on Wednesday that there is a “small U.S. military presence” at the American embassy in Ukraine.

Kirby was asked about leaked Pentagon documents suggesting there are U.S. Special Forces operating inside the war-torn country.

“I won’t talk to the specifics of numbers and that kind of thing. But to get to your exact question, there is a small U.S. military presence at the embassy in conjunction with the Defense Attachés office to help us work on accountability of the material that is going in and out of Ukraine,” Kirby said, referencing the weapons and other support the U.S. has been sending to Kyiv. “So they’re attached to that embassy and to that the defense attache.”

But, as if this would somehow appease everyone:

Kirby, who was speaking on the sidelines of President Biden’s trip to Northern Ireland, added that those troops “are not fighting on the battlefield.” In addition, Fox News is told that the U.S. forces in Kyiv also provide security services.

The news will almost certainly irritate Russia, but there’s no telling whether or not Putin’s cronies will actually allow the former KGB agent the retribution he’s looking for.