BREAKING: State Department orders diplomats' families to leave U.S. embassy in Kyiv amid Russia tensions.
As Russia continues to amass troops on the Ukraine border, the state department preps the evacuation of some non-emergency staff and families from the U.S. embassy in Kiev.The State Department ordered diplomats' families Sunday afternoon to depart the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid heightenedThe embassy has also authorized non-emergency employees to depart, according to an internal cable obtained by ABC News.
MORE: Sen. Chris Coons says he's 'gravely concerned' Russia will invade Ukraine but defends administration's response The departure of families and some staff suggests the U.S. is increasingly concerned that diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions may not succeed and that Russia is more likely to send troops across the border. <abcn:image index=[1
A State Department spokesperson said Saturday that the U.S. will not evacuate Americans like in the operation conducted out of Afghanistan last August.
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