The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 23, 2022 U.S. Considers Sending Special Forces to Kyiv to Protect U.S. Embassy --------------------------------------------------------------------- President Biden has signed a $40 billion military and economic aid package for Ukraine after the legislation was passed with little debate in Congress. The massive spending bill was supported by every Democrat in the House and Senate. Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal revealed the White House is considering deploying special forces inside Ukraine to guard the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. .