The US is partially evacuating its embassy in Kiev amid heightened tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine.
The Department of State has “ordered non-emergency US 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,” the embassy in Kiev tweeted on Saturday.
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The announcement came after several Western news outlets reported that Russia may invade Ukraine early next week. Moscow has denied plans to attack its neighbor.
The US ordered an evacuation of diplomats’ families from Kiev last month, and several countries followed suit.
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Meanwhile, Russia announced on Saturday that it had also decided to reduce its diplomatic staff in Ukraine, citing possible violence and provocations of the “Kiev or third parties.”
Source: RT