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blue-wave

(4,317 posts)
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 09:18 PM Jan 2022

US preparing to approve evacuation from embassy in Ukraine: Sources

Source: ABC News

The Department of State is preparing to approve the evacuation of some U.S. diplomats and diplomats' families from the embassy in Ukraine, sources confirmed to ABC News.

The final authorization has not been approved, the sources said, so the scope of the evacuation is not yet clear.

A State Department spokesperson told ABC News, "We have nothing to announce at this time. We conduct rigorous contingency planning, as we always do, in the event the security situation deteriorates."

That contingency planning has been underway for weeks now, as ABC News first reported last month that the embassy was preparing for an authorized or ordered departure.

An authorized departure allows families and non-emergency staff to evacuate, usually on commercial flights, while an ordered departure requires them to do so.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-preparing-approve-evacuation-embassy-ukraine-sources/story?id=82417211

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This is the biggest warning something is about to kick off nt ripcord Jan 2022 #1
What do they want from us? EndlessWire Jan 2022 #2
They feel that NATO is abandoning them IronLionZion Jan 2022 #4
Ukraine is not a part of NATO, so we have no obligation to send troops to their defense. Ray Bruns Jan 2022 #9
So ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #3
I'm sure putin knows everything tRump was told about national security & probably was given yaesu Jan 2022 #5
Imagine the Benghazi like fallout bottrott Jan 2022 #6
always an important llashram Jan 2022 #7
Every hour that passes seems that this is a foregone conclusion... EarthFirst Jan 2022 #8
If NATO countries start to evacuate their embassies of non-essential personnel marie999 Jan 2022 #10

EndlessWire

(6,377 posts)
2. What do they want from us?
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 10:04 PM
Jan 2022

Ukraine is *pissed off* that we are telling American citizens to hit the road? They know better? They don't trust our intelligence? How stupid are they? Okay, no problem, we're still getting our noncombatants out of the way.

We ship in their ammo. Our allies fly them in supplies, and other countries are moving assets to protect them. They're *pissed* at us? Do tell. We want to know more.

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
4. They feel that NATO is abandoning them
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 10:17 PM
Jan 2022

they're not wrong. But I doubt having Americans in their capital is any sort of deterrent to invasion. Putin don't care

Ray Bruns

(4,023 posts)
9. Ukraine is not a part of NATO, so we have no obligation to send troops to their defense.
Sun Jan 23, 2022, 12:27 PM
Jan 2022

But we should arm them to the teeth so that any Russian invasion would costly as hell.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
5. I'm sure putin knows everything tRump was told about national security & probably was given
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 11:39 PM
Jan 2022

classified, top secret info about weapons & tactics. putin probably knows what the US response will be and is ready for it. He probably also figures its now or never if he's going to use that information.

bottrott

(81 posts)
6. Imagine the Benghazi like fallout
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 11:58 PM
Jan 2022

were the Administration not publicizing this. Should, and holy crap no, the fascists regain control of the House does anyone think they wouldn't use any inkling of a lack of preparation as a pretext for impeachment? This is simply SOP and prudence in the face of an enemy that has already invaded and continues to occupy Ukrainian territory.

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
10. If NATO countries start to evacuate their embassies of non-essential personnel
Sun Jan 23, 2022, 12:31 PM
Jan 2022

it might drive Ukraine to make a treaty with Russia and Belarus. I don't see much on Pravda and Izvestia but TASS has some articles on Ukraine. But beware, Tass is controlled by the Russian government. If you read articles written by Tass alone it can be hard to distinguish between the truth and propaganda. If it prints an article like stating something Chancellor Scholz of Germany says, try to find it in a reliable news agency. Again, TASS, Pravda, and Izvestia are controlled by the Russian government, much of what they write is propaganda for the Russian people.

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