U.S. lawmakers are pushing for diplomats to return to Ukraine’s capital. But does the show of support outweigh the risk?
On the one hand, the Biden administration wants U.S. diplomats to take more risks — something Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out last year; on the other, there are legitimate concerns about their safety. | Andrew Harnik/AP PhotoThe Biden administration is resisting growing calls from U.S. lawmakers, former diplomats and others to reopen the U.S.
But aides to President Joe Biden are still debating exactly when the United States should reopen its embassy. On the one hand, the Biden team wants U.S. diplomats to take more risks — something Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out last year; on the other, there are legitimate concerns about their safety. It also reflects a degree of caution lingering from the deadly 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, which led to multiple Republican investigations.
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