# Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world 

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**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/nearly-50-defense-leaders-from-around-the-world/69216 "2022-05-24T08:04:46Z")\
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Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a Harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.

And Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that “low-level” discussion is underway on how the U.S. may need to adjust its training of Ukrainian forces and on whether some U.S. troops should be based in Ukraine.

The U.S. withdrew its few troops in Ukraine before the war and has no plans to send in combat forces. Milley’s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non-combat role.

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[https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-joint-c…](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-joint-chiefs-of-staff-lloyd-austin-2933aea354d40ce8b87b9ff62490fd4c)

[Methinks that “embassy security or another non-combat role” is double speak for our Special Forces [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Army\_Special\_For…](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces)  
which will train the locals.]