The US Embassy in Kiev has asked the State Department for permission for all non-essential personnel and their families to leave Ukraine. About it informs CNN.
According to a channel source close to the Ukrainian government, the evacuation could begin as early as next week. In turn, the representative of the American Foreign Ministry said that the US authorities are preparing measures in the event of a deterioration in the security situation of citizens, but so far he has nothing to say on this issue.
The State Department issued recommendations regarding the travel of Americans to Ukraine. In them, the department advised to refuse trips due to the complication of the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border. “U.S. citizens should not expect government-funded evacuations to be arranged. Commercial flights are currently available to support the departure,” the diplomats said.
On January 21, Bloomberg reported that the State Department is considering the possibility of evacuating family members of its diplomats from Ukraine. According to the agency, we are talking about the forced evacuation of such persons. The technical staff of diplomatic missions will be offered to return to their homeland on a voluntary basis. Publicly, the State Department plans to announce this within a few days.
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