Both US & Russia Evacuate Embassies In Ukraine As Crisis Enters Uncharted Territory
Today, the @StateDept ordered non-emergency U.S. employees at the Embassy to depart due to continued reports of a Russian military build-up on the border with Ukraine, indicating potential for significant military action. https://t.co/6IgLvE4PJS
— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) February 12, 2022
- Both US & Russia Evacuate Embassies In Ukraine As Crisis Enters Uncharted Territory
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
update(2/12 8:23amET): In the overnight and early Saturday morning hours, both the US and Russians appear to be drawing down and evacuating their embassies in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in what’s the most ominous sign yet that military confrontation could be on the horizon.
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“The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent,” The Associated Press reports Saturday. “U.S. officials said the State Department plans to announce early Saturday that virtually all American staff at the Kyiv embassy will be required to leave ahead of a feared Russian invasion.”
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“A small number of officials may remain in Kyiv but the vast majority of the almost 200 Americans at the embassy will be sent out or relocated to Ukraine’s far west, near the Polish border, so the U.S. can retain a diplomatic presence in the country.” The US Embassy confirmed it has ordered all non-essential staff to depart the country immediately, also all US national in the country have been urged to leave.
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Russia and US are both evacuating their diplomatic staff from Ukraine, with each side accusing the other of planning some sort of imminent military action.
The US warnings of war are really extraordinary – we’re truly in uncharted territory here. https://t.co/9XFa1FvSCP
— max seddon (@maxseddon) February 12, 2022
Official from a NATO ally tells me Pres Biden told them today the US does believe Vladimir Putin has decided to attack Ukraine. Next week.
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) February 11, 2022
NEW: US State Department is calling US citizens here in Ukraine and telling them they should leave the country immediately. It’s not an automated message. A real person is on the line asking if people have made travel arrangements. @Kiehart just got that call here in Kyiv.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 11, 2022
State Dept is calling some of the 30,000 American citizens in Ukraine urging them to evacuate the country in the next 24-48 hours, official adds
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 11, 2022
MORE DETAILS: U.S. officials believe Russia's action could start as soon as TUESDAY, and could include a provocation in Ukraine's Donbas region, or an attack on the capital, Kyiv, sources say. https://t.co/246zBTLtSq
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 11, 2022
The US is trying to *start* a war
— Armani (@historyofarmani) February 11, 2022
❗️US intelligence says “Putin has made the decisions to invade Ukraine”.
They had previously said this, the dialed back, and are now saying this again
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradGazdiev) February 11, 2022
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