[Honolulu, 12th Archyde.com]-US Secretary of State Brinken said on the 12th that the risk of Russia’s military action once morest Ukraine is high enough to justify the evacuation of US embassy staff and is imminent.
The US State Department ordered most of the staff of the embassy in Ukraine to evacuate immediately on this day.
At a joint press conference following the Japan-US-Korea foreign ministers’ meeting in Honolulu, Blinken said, “We ordered the evacuation of most of the Americans remaining at the US embassy in Kiev (the capital of Ukraine). The risks are so high that this response is wise, and the threat is imminent. “
On the other hand, he said that a diplomatic solution is still possible, and that Russia needs to ease tensions. “The diplomatic path is still open. It’s easy to show that Russia wants to find it. It should be relaxed, not increased.”