Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Accuses U.S. of 'Excessive Caution' for Ordering Embassy Staff Family Members to Leave Country

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs early Monday morning accused the United States of “excessive caution” for ordering family members of Kyiv Embassy staff to leave the country, as Russia gets closer to invading Ukraine by the day.

“We have taken note of @StateDept’s decision re departure of family members of @USEmbassyKyiv staff,” Ukraine spokesman Oleg Nikolenko tweeted. “While we respect right of foreign nations to ensure safety & security of their diplomatic missions, we believe such a step to be a premature one & an instance of excessive caution.”

The United Kingdom is also bringing home “Some Embassy staff and dependents” due to the “growing threat from Russia.”