U.S. Closing Embassy In Kyiv; Relocating Diplomats To Western Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said diplomats will be moved to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine amid mounting concerns over a Russian invasion.

The United States said Monday it will close its embassy in Ukraine and move all remaining staffers there to a city near the Polish border as invasion fears intensify. It also repeated warnings to private American citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately.

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A small number of embassy staff from Kyiv will relocate to Lviv, where they will provide limited consular services to Americans and keep communications open with the Ukrainian government, the department said.