First Americans who went to fight for Ukraine captured by the Russians, which adds a complicated new twist to this war: could their fates draw the U.S. deeper into the conflict?

Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of foreign fighters flocked to Ukraine in February and March, eager to take up arms to beat back Russia's invasion. Among those fighters were several Americans, most of them with military experience eager to help out the Ukrainian cause ... so the deaths or captures of American fighters there was probably inevitable.
And indeed it has happened, two Americans--both military vets--were captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine ... and already they're being discussed and featured on Russian TV, where presenters are calling for their trials and executions. Would the fates of these two American fights in Ukraine potentially lead to further U.S. involvement in the war?
Meanwhile today in Kyiv, another foreign leader dropped in to visit President Zelensky. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his second trip to Ukraine, promising continued support of their war effort.

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Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of foreign fighters flocked to Ukraine in February and March, eager to take up arms to beat back Russia's invasion. Among those fighters were several Americans, most of them with military experience eager to help out the Ukrainian cause ... so the deaths or captures of American fighters there was probably inevitable.

And indeed it has happened, two Americans--both military vets--were captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine ... and already they're being discussed and featured on Russian TV, where presenters are calling for their trials and executions. Would the fates of these two American fights in Ukraine potentially lead to further U.S. involvement in the war?

Meanwhile today in Kyiv, another foreign leader dropped in to visit President Zelensky. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his second trip to Ukraine, promising continued support of their war effort.

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