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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS embassy in Kyiv requested ...that State Dept authorize departure of staff from embassy.
SCOOP The US embassy in Kyiv requested today that State Dept authorize departure of nonessential staff & families from the embassy.
The US has informed Ukraine that they are likely to start evacuations as early as next week of families of diplomats.w/
The US has informed Ukraine that they are likely to start evacuations as early as next week of families of diplomats.w/
Ukrainian President Zelensky has spoken to US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, about the matter and told him if the United States took such a dramatic step, it would be an overreaction," per source close to Ukrainian government.
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US embassy in Kyiv requested ...that State Dept authorize departure of staff from embassy. (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Jan 2022
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riversedge
(70,448 posts)1. This does not sound good at all.
doc03
(35,446 posts)3. So if we evacuate it is an overreaction and if we don't and some get killed
it will be Afghanistan all over again. You are damned if you do damned if you don't.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)4. think we had that problem before in Benghazi ?