{"id":1233800,"date":"2022-01-23T19:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T00:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1233800"},"modified":"2022-01-23T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T00:22:25","slug":"state-department-urges-us-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-will-reduce-us-embassy-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-urges-us-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-will-reduce-us-embassy-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department Urges US Citizens To Leave Ukraine, Will Reduce US Embassy Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-urges-us-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-will-reduce-us-embassy-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1233800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The State Department authorized an evacuation process Sunday for some staff members at the embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine and is urging American citizens to leave the country amid continued threat of a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January 23, 2022, the Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. direct hire employees and ordered the departure of eligible family members from Embassy Kyiv due to the continued threat of Russian military action,\u201d the State Department confirmed in a press release. \u201cU.S. citizens in Ukraine should consider departing now using commercial or other privately available transportation options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s announcement coincides with continued Russian aggression at the Ukrainian border. Russia has been building up its forces at the border for months, and efforts by President Joe Biden\u2019s administration to de-escalate the situation through diplomatic means have proven <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/03\/joe-biden-promises-ukraine-decisive-action-russia-invades\/\">unsuccessful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are reports Russia is planning significant military action against Ukraine,\u201d the State Department also noted on Sunday. \u201cThe security conditions, particularly along Ukraine\u2019s borders, in Russia-occupied Crimea, and in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine, are unpredictable and can deteriorate with little notice. Demonstrations, which have turned violent at times, regularly occur throughout Ukraine, including in Kyiv.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the same press release, the State Dept notes it has \u201cauthorized the voluntary departure of U.S. direct hire employees and ordered the departure of eligible family members from Embassy Kyiv due to the continued threat of Russian military action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelbyTalcott\/status\/1485396848768659461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki issued perhaps the starkest warning yet regarding the growing tensions during a press briefing on Jan. 18. The press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/18\/white-house-jen-psaki-russia-ukraine\/\">said<\/a> at the time that \u201cRussia could, at any point, launch an attack\u201d against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, let\u2019s be clear: Our view is this is an extremely dangerous situation,\u201d she added. \u201cWe\u2019re now at a stage where Russia could, at any point, launch an attack in Ukraine. And what Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken is going to go do is highlight very clearly: There is a diplomatic path forward. It is the choice of President Putin and the Russians to make, whether they are going to suffer severe economic consequences or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/07\/joe-biden-russian-vladimir-putin-ukraine-economic-harm-sanctions\/\">vowed<\/a> to impose \u201csignificant and severe economic harm on the Russian economy\u201d if Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Blinken has spoken about the situation as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/23\/politics\/antony-blinken-russian-troops-ukraine-cnntv\/index.html\">telling<\/a> CNN on Sunday that \u201ca single additional Russian force\u201d entering Ukraine aggressively would spark&nbsp;\u201ca swift, a severe and a united response from us and from Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the administration has vowed serious repercussions if Russia moves forward with its invasion, Biden sparked confusion Wednesday after saying that Russia will be held \u201caccountable if it invades\u201d \u2013 depending \u201con what [Russia] does.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/20\/ukraine-zelensky-biden-no-minor-incursions-russia\/\">(RELATED:&nbsp;Ukrainian President Zelensky Reminds Biden That \u2018There Are No Minor Incursions\u2019 After Press Conference Debacle)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing if it\u2019s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera, <span id=\"subtitle471\" class=\"subtitle selfragment\" data-id=\"471\" data-start=\"1840205\" data-end=\"1845008\">but if they do what<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle472\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"472\" data-start=\"1845076\" data-end=\"1848812\">they are capable of doing with the forces massed on the border,<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle473\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"473\" data-start=\"1848880\" data-end=\"1852649\">it will be a disaster for Russia if they invade Ukraine,\u201d Biden said during a formal press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his comments, both Psaki and National Security Counsel spokeswoman Emily Horne scrambled to issue clarifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has been clear with the Russian President: If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border, that\u2019s a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe, and united response from the United States and our Allies,\u201d Psaki said <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/20\/white-house-cleans-up-joe-biden-comments-ukraine-midterm-election\/\">during<\/a> a press briefing Thursday. \u201cPresident Biden also knows from long experience that the Russians have an extensive playbook of aggression short of military action, including cyber-attacks and paramilitary tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department authorized an evacuation process Sunday for some staff members at the embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine and is urging American citizens to leave the country amid continued threat &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1233800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1233800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1233800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1233800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1233800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}