On the menu today: For the second time in six months, the U.S. State Department is warning that it cannot evacuate U.S. citizens in a life-threatening situation driven by the aggressions of a hostile power; Russian cyberattacks could make life for Ukrainian civilians really difficult, really fast; the U.S. might be sending more troops to the Baltic-state members of NATO; and amidst this burgeoning crisis, it’s worth remembering what Joe Biden pledged on the campaign trail about standing up to Vladimir Putin.
U.S. State Department to Americans: Get Out of Ukraine
While most of the country was enjoying the wild ending to the Bills–Chiefs game, an unnamed “senior State Department official” was offering a briefing with a thoroughly depressing sense of déjà vu, explaining that the U.S. was evacuating the family members of American diplomats from Kiev, Ukraine, and urging all other Americans to leave the country:
First, as you know, we’ve authorized the departure of some U.S. Government employees, ...
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