<p>The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.</p>.<p>US officials say the State Department plans to announce early Saturday that all American staff at the Kyiv embassy will be required to leave the country ahead of a feared Russian invasion. The State Department would not comment.</p>.<p>The department had earlier ordered families of US embassy staffers in Kyiv to leave. But it had left it to the discretion of nonessential personnel if they wanted to depart.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/new-zealand-urges-its-citizens-in-ukraine-to-leave-immediately-1080678.html" target="_blank">New Zealand urges its citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately</a></strong></p>.<p>The new move comes as Washington has ratcheted up its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>.<p>The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly, said a limited number of US diplomats may be relocated to Ukraine's far west, near the border with Poland, a NATO ally, so the US could retain a diplomatic presence in the country.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.</p>.<p>US officials say the State Department plans to announce early Saturday that all American staff at the Kyiv embassy will be required to leave the country ahead of a feared Russian invasion. The State Department would not comment.</p>.<p>The department had earlier ordered families of US embassy staffers in Kyiv to leave. But it had left it to the discretion of nonessential personnel if they wanted to depart.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/new-zealand-urges-its-citizens-in-ukraine-to-leave-immediately-1080678.html" target="_blank">New Zealand urges its citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately</a></strong></p>.<p>The new move comes as Washington has ratcheted up its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>.<p>The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly, said a limited number of US diplomats may be relocated to Ukraine's far west, near the border with Poland, a NATO ally, so the US could retain a diplomatic presence in the country.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>