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How U.S. Special Forces Can Fight Vladimir Putin Without Starting World War III (thedailybeast.com)
How U.S. Special Forces Can Fight Putin Without Starting World War III

From intelligence-gathering to training civilians in guerrilla tactics, here’s what the U.S. and NATO might do to push back against the Russian invasion while avoiding escalation.

President Biden has already declared that neither U.S. nor NATO military forces will be deployed to the conflict sparked by Russian forces pouring across Ukraine’s borders. The dangers of escalation are simply too great, especially given the threats that volatile Russian President Vladimir Putin has made regarding the use of nuclear weapons. Direct involvement, the thinking goes, is just too risky.

But that doesn’t mean the U.S. won’t be indirectly involved. From gathering intelligence on the ground to training potential civilian partisans in guerrilla warfare, it’s extremely likely the U.S. and NATO will seek to influence events on the battlefield. Here’s how that might work.

According to former U.S. Army Ranger Tom Amenta, there are advantages to having on-site, operational intelligence gathering in Ukraine that can’t be equaled by remote technologies like satellite imagery or radio signal interceptions.

American & British War Veterans Head To Ukraine To Fight Putin (bipartisanreport.com)

NEW: A group of 10 special operations forces veterans are staying in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up Zelensky on his offer to join a new foreign military unit, according to a US Army veteran arranging their passage.

On Sunday, President Zelenskyy of Ukraine announced a decree forming a special military group that will be known as the International Legion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Men and women from all corners of the world who wish to aid Ukraine in their fight to remain an independent country are invited to join.

‘THE GROUP, COMPOSED OF SIX US CITIZENS, THREE BRITS, AND A GERMAN, ARE NATO-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN CLOSE COMBAT AND COUNTERTERRORISM…TWO FORMER AMERICAN INFANTRY OFFICERS ARE ALSO MAKING PLANS TO COME TO UKRAINE TO PROVIDE “LEADERSHIP” FOR THE GROUP, THE ARMY VETERAN RECRUITER SAID.’