Washington orders the departure of the families of American diplomats in Kyiv
The US government on Sunday ordered the families of US diplomats stationed in Kiev to leave the country "due to the continuing threat of a Russian military operation" and advised Americans against traveling to Russia.
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Local staff and non-essential staff can leave the Kyiv embassy if they wish, the State Department said in a statement.
US nationals residing in Ukraine “should now consider” leaving the country by commercial flights or other means of transportation, adds the US State Department.
"The security situation, incl...
