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US orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears

A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea [AP Photo]

The United States has ordered the families of all American staff at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened concern that Russia, which has massed troops on the border, is about to invade.

In a statement on Sunday, the State Department also said that non-essential embassy staff could leave Ukraine at government expense and that all Americans should consider departing immediately.

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