“Get out now:” US closes Kyiv embassy and warns of imminent invasion amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Posted: 15th February 2022
By Susan D’Agostino, John Mecklin | February 11, 2022
The first of 2,000 soldiers arrive in Wiesbaden, Germany, following the Pentagon’s announcement of additional forces moving from the U.S. to Europe to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank, Feb. 4, 2022. https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2002934581/
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 11 and updated on February 14.
During a virtual panel discussion earlier this week, Frank Langfitt, National Public Radio’s London correspondent, offered a suggestion, based on his global reporting experiences, about what to listen for in US State Department messaging on the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s January 26 message, which urged US citizens to “strongly consider leaving” Kyiv, did not alarm Langfitt.
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