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US shuts embassy in Belarus amid Russia’s war with Ukraine

Updated on: 28 February,2022 07:33 PM IST  |  Washington
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow in a statement on Monday

US shuts embassy in Belarus amid Russia’s war with Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Pic/ AFP

The State Department has closed the US Embassy in Belarus and is allowing non-essential staff at the US Embassy in Russia to leave the country due to the war in Ukraine.


Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow in a statement on Monday.


“We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine," he said.


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