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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

US orders families of embassy staff to leave Ukraine as fears of war with Russia mount

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The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.

The department told the dependents of staffers at the U. Embassy in Kiev that they must leave the country. It also said that non-essential embassy staff could leave Ukraine at government expense.

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