Ukraine-Russia conflict: US closes embassy in Belarus, lets some staff leave US embassy in Russia
Updated: 7:56 AM CST Feb 28, 2022
Ukraine-Russia conflict: US closes embassy in Belarus, lets some staff leave US embassy in Russia
Updated: 7:56 AM CST Feb 28, 2022
Yeah, yeah, mm hmm, mm hmm, mm hmm. The council members who supported this resolution recognized that this is no ordinary moment. We need to take extraordinary actions to meet this threat to our international system and do everything we can to help Ukraine and its people. Just this morning, President Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on high alert, even though he is invading a country with no nuclear weapons. Hostel was built and Mahoto who never stops and, you know, standards.
Yeah, yeah, mm hmm, mm hmm, mm hmm. The council members who supported this resolution recognized that this is no ordinary moment. We need to take extraordinary actions to meet this threat to our international system and do everything we can to help Ukraine and its people. Just this morning, President Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on high alert, even though he is invading a country with no nuclear weapons. Hostel was built and Mahoto who never stops and, you know, standards.
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Ukraine-Russia conflict: US closes embassy in Belarus, lets some staff leave US embassy in Russia
Updated: 7:56 AM CST Feb 28, 2022
The State Department has closed the U.S. Embassy in Belarus and is allowing non-essential staff at the U.S. Embassy in Russia to leave the country due to the war in Ukraine.Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow 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," he said.
WASHINGTON —
The State Department has closed the U.S. Embassy in Belarus and is allowing non-essential staff at the U.S. Embassy in Russia to leave the country due to the war in Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow in a statement on Monday.
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"We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine," he said.
