US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the US has decided to close its embassy in Kiev because of fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“We are in the process of temporarily relocating our embassy operations in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration of Russian military build-up,” Blinken said in a statement, emphasizing that the Biden administration is a Ukrainian The government is engaged with and continues “intense diplomatic efforts to mitigate the crisis.”

The head of US diplomacy said: “These prudent precautions do not in any way diminish our support for or our commitment to Ukraine. Our commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity remains unwavering.”

“We also continue our sincere efforts to reach a diplomatic solution, and we engage with the Russian government following President Biden’s call to President (Vladimir) Putin and my discussions with Foreign Minister (Sergei) Lavrov,” he said. Has happened.”

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