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UK to withdraw some staff from embassy in Ukraine due to threat from Russia

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The British Embassy in Ukraine introduced Monday that it’ll withdraw some staffers from Kyiv in response to the rising menace from Russia—only a day after U.S. officers advised Fox Information that the State Division ordered households of U.S. Embassy personnel within the metropolis to start evacuating.

FILE: The British Embassy in Ukraine introduced that it’ll withdraw some staffers from Kyiv however insisted that the embassy   (Picture by STR/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)
(STR/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)

Melinda Simmons, the British ambassador to Ukraine, adopted posted on Twitter that the embassy is open and “we will likely be persevering with with our work alongside [Ukrainian flag] companions.”

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Russia has insisted that it has no intention to invade its neighbor, however its latest actions may recommend in any other case. Russian troops have been deployed to the jap border with Ukraine and tensions had been not eased after talks Friday between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.

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Russia desires concrete assurances that NATO won’t proceed to broaden as a result of Moscow sees that growth as a safety threat. NATO has mentioned the calls for are unacceptable and that becoming a member of the alliance is a proper of any nation and doesn’t threaten Russia.

The Related Press contributed to this report

Supply: Fox Information