{"id":15602,"date":"2022-01-24T07:06:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T07:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=15602"},"modified":"2022-01-24T07:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T07:06:43","slug":"us-orders-departure-of-its-diplomats-families-from-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2022\/01\/24\/us-orders-departure-of-its-diplomats-families-from-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"US orders departure of its diplomats’ families from Kyiv \u00a0 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (K.P News) – The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country “due to the continued threat” of a Russian invasion, the State Department said Sunday.<\/p>\n

Washington has also authorized the “voluntary” departure of its non-essential embassy staff and urged US citizens in the Eastern European country to “consider departing now,” saying it will not be in a position to evacuate them after any possible incursion by Moscow.<\/p>\n

Russia has been massing tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine, along with an arsenal of tanks, fighting vehicles, artillery and missiles.<\/p>\n

The movements have ignited stern warnings from Washington and Europe — but so far intense diplomacy has yielded little results.<\/p>\n

The US embassy remains open and Charge d\u00a0Affaires Kristina Kvien is staying in the country for now, a senior State Department official told reporters.<\/p>\n

The official repeated earlier warnings from the White House that an invasion could come at “any time.”<\/p>\n

Washington “will not be in a position to evacuate US citizens in such a contingency,” the official said, urging Americans to consider leaving via commercial or private transport as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

The official refused to specify the number of Americans on Ukrainian soil, but State Department representatives last month put the figure at between 10,000 and 15,000.<\/p>\n

The State Department already advises against all travel to Ukraine because of the possibility of a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, it also advised against travel to Russia, particularly to areas on its border with Ukraine, warning that Americans could face “harassment” and that Washington would have “limited ability” to assist them.<\/p>\n

US citizens “who are visiting or residing in Russia have been interrogated without cause, and threatened by Russian officials and may become victims of harassment, mistreatment, and extortion,” the advisory said.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin denies any intentions to invade its neighbor — but is making de-escalation conditional on treaties guaranteeing non-expansion of NATO, especially to Ukraine, and a withdrawal of the alliance from Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

Earlier Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed the idea of slapping punitive sanctions on Moscow before any potential invasion, saying they should be used as a means of “dissuading” an attack.<\/p>\n

“Once sanctions are triggered, you lose the deterrent effect,” Blinken told CBS.<\/p>\n

“So what we\u00a0re doing is putting together a whole series of actions that would figure into President (Vladimir) Putin\u00a0s calculus.”<\/p>\n

That includes beefing up defenses in Ukraine with more military assistance, Blinken said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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