US and UK withdraw families from Ukraine embassies | First Thing

Dependents of staffers have been told to leave Kyiv amid growing tensions over Russia's military buildup. Plus, Jason Bateman on his lost decade

Good morning.

As fears of a Russian invasion are heightening in Ukraine, the US and UK are withdrawing diplomats' families.

What's happening in Ukraine? There are rising tensions about Russia's military buildup on the Ukraine border that have not been eased during talks between the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva.

What has the US embassy said? Military action by Russia could come at any time," a statement said. Officials will not be in a position to evacuate American citizens in such a contingency, so US citizens currently present in Ukraine should plan accordingly", it added.

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