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U.K. begins withdrawing embassy staff from Ukraine
The UK has begun withdrawing its staff from the Ukrainian embassy in Kyiv amid the rising tensions between the country and Russia.
The United Kingdom Foreign Office has begun withdrawing some diplomats and their families from the British embassy in Ukraine.
The move follows the US state department ordering American diplomats and their families to leave Kiyv as soon as they could.
According to reports UK officials said the decision was not the result of intelligence targeting British Diplomats – instead it was a response to the growing risk that Russia could invade Ukrain.