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US Orders Departure of Family Members of Ukraine Embassy Staff

 



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The State Department on Sunday ordered the departure of eligible family members from the US Embassy in Kyiv and authorized the voluntary departure of US direct hire employees due to the continued threat of Russian military action against Ukraine.

The State Department also is asking US citizens in Ukraine to consider departing the country now using commercial or other privately available transportation options.

The State Department reissued its Level 4 Travel Warning for Ukraine, saying Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19. Previously, the travel warning had also been at Level 4, due to COVID-19.

The State Department also reissued a travel advisory Sunday night regarding travel to Russia: “Do not travel to Russia due to ongoing tension along the border with Ukraine, the potential for harassment against US citizens, the embassies limited ability to assist US citizens in Russia, COVID-19 and related entry restrictions, terrorism, harassment by Russian government security officials, and the arbitrary enforcement of local law.”

Asked about the timing of these actions on Sunday evening in Washington, a senior State Department official told reporters they come against the backdrop of reports Russia is planning significant military action against Ukraine.

The State Department official said security conditions, particularly along Ukraines borders, in Russia-occupied Crimea and in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine, are unpredictable and can deteriorate with little notice.

The official said President Joe Biden has said a Russian military invasion of Ukraine could happen at any time, and if there is an invasion, the US Embassy in Kyiv would have limited ability to assist Americans who might want to leave the country.

Members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2022. Dozens of civilians have been joining reserve units in recent weeks amid fears of a Russian invasion.

The State Department officials who briefed reporters declined to give any estimates of the number of Americans working at the embassy in Kyiv or of the number of Americans living in Ukraine.

The State Department officials said these orders are being taken as a prudent precaution that in no way undermines US support for the government of Ukraine, and the US Embassy in Kyiv will continue to operate.

The State Department also asked all US citizens in Ukraine to complete an online form so that the State Department may better communicate with them, saying this is especially important for citizens who plan to remain in Ukraine.

Earlier Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia that Washington knows all of the tactics and techniques that Moscow can deploy to undermine the Ukrainian government but will continue to engage in diplomatic talks in hopes of easing tensions in eastern Europe.

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It is certainly possible that the diplomacy the Russians are engaged in is simply going through the motions and it won’t affect their ultimate decision about whether to invade or in some other way to intervene, or not in Ukraine, Blinken said on NBCs Meet the Press show. But we have a responsibility to see the diplomacy through for as far and as long as we can go because it’s the most responsible way to bring this to a closure.

In a separate interview on CNNs State of the Union show, Blinken ruled out the United States immediately imposing severe economic sanctions on Moscow, which it has vowed to do if Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Russia has massed 127,000 troops just across its border with Ukraine, to form the Soviet republic.

If theyre triggered now, Blinken said of the possible sanctions, you lose the deterrent factor.

Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, following Blinken on CNN, accused the administration of President Joe Biden of a doctrine of appeasement in dealing with Russia over threats to Ukraine.

The sanctions need to be imposed now, Ernst said. President Putin only understands strength and power. We need to have firm resolve.

Blinken declined to comment on a British intelligence report that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraines government with a pro-Moscow administration. Moscow rejected the claim.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to staff at the US Embassy, ​​during his visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 19, 2022.

The disinformation spread by the British Foreign Office is more evidence that it is the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, who are escalating tensions around Ukraine,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the Telegram messaging app. “We call on the British Foreign Office to stop provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense.”

Blinken, on NBC, said that aside from the worlds awareness of Russias massive troop deployment near Ukraine, It’s also important that people around the world, whether it’s in Europe, the United States or beyond, understand the kinds of things that could be in the offing: a false flag operation to try and create a false pretext for going in. It’s important that people know that that’s something that’s in the playbook too, as well as cyberattacks and other disruption targeting Ukraine.

The top US diplomat said that aside from diplomatic engagement with Russia, We are building up defense, we’re building up deterrence; we’ve now provided to Ukraine more security assistance this year than in any previous year.

Some material in this report came from the Associated Press.

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