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US Embassy on Ukraine was told that the US State Department had ordered diplomats who were not critical to leave Kiev. The decision was made because of reports of an increase in the number of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. Washington believes all of this allegedly indicates a “possibility of military action.”
Most U.S. diplomats will remain in the Ukrainian capital. The decision concerns diplomats who do not hold critical positions, the US diplomatic mission said on Twitter.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zacharovova commented on media reports that Moscow had decided to seriously reduce its staff. its embassy in Kiev, as well as the consulates general in Lviv, Odessa and Kharkov. She noted that the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada and other countries were evacuating their diplomats from Ukraine. security forces being prepared in Ukraine's shares “. Concerned about possible provocations by the “Kiev regime or third countries,” Russia has in fact decided to “optimize the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Ukraine.”
Earlier, RIA Novosti consulates in Ukraine began to leave the country. The information came after the British authorities announced the withdrawal of their diplomats on Friday. In addition, Israel has announced the evacuation of family members of diplomats working in Kiev.