The State Department said Monday it has suspended operations at its embassy in Belarus and authorized U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Russia to leave voluntarily.
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The State Department also reissued travel advisories for Belarus and Russia on Monday, warning Americans not to travel to either country and urging U.S. citizens already there to depart immediately.
The suspension of operations at the embassy in the Belarusian capital of Minsk comes amid reports that Belarus is preparing to send troops into Ukraine in support of the Russian invasion.
In addition to a raft of sanctions imposed on Russia, the Biden administration announced sanctions on Belarusian entities and individuals last week to penalize the country for supporting Russia’s invasion.
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State Department closes embassy in Belarus, allows US diplomats to leave Russia https://t.co/rtIsM4ReO7 pic.twitter.com/xWx7CXLwB1
— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2022
1/4 The United States of America has suspended operations of our embassy in Minsk. All American staff have departed Belarus. pic.twitter.com/Og8iynLdi6
— Julie Fisher (@USAmbBelarus) February 28, 2022
Let me be more precise: The time to add the Belarusian banks, including the central bank, to the sanctions package is now https://t.co/aEmxaxDLpS
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) February 27, 2022
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