UK pulls some embassy staff out of Ukraine in response to the 'growing threat' from Russia
The UK is withdrawing some embassy staff and dependants from Ukraine in response to the "growing threat" from Russia.
In a statement, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stressed that the British embassy in Kyiv "remains open and will continue to carry out essential work".
Trusted source understands the staff being withdrawn are non-essential and the embassy remains fully operational.
Hours earlier, the US ordered the families of all American embassy staff in the capital to leave Ukraine amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.
The US State Department told the dependants of staffers at the US embassy in Ukraine's capital that they must leave the country and said that non-essential employees could also leave at government expense.
US officials also stressed the Kyiv embassy will remain open and that the announcement does not constitute an evacuation.
Credit: Sky
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