US halts ops at embassy in Belarus, OKs evacuation from its embassy in Moscow
Non-emergency employees and family members to voluntarily depart the US embassy in Moscow, Secretary of State Blinken said in a statement
- Feb 28, 2022,
- Updated Feb 28, 2022 6:38 PM IST
Operations at the US embassy in Minsk have been suspended and non-emergency employees and family members are authorized to voluntarily depart the US embassy in Moscow, Secretary of State Blinken said in a statement on Monday.
"We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine," Blinken said.
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Operations at the US embassy in Minsk have been suspended and non-emergency employees and family members are authorized to voluntarily depart the US embassy in Moscow, Secretary of State Blinken said in a statement on Monday.
"We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine," Blinken said.
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