U.S closes Embassy in Belarus; Non-emergency staff allowed to leave Moscow

The United States shuttered its embassy in Minsk and allowed non-emergency employees and family members to leave its embassy in Moscow on Monday as Russia pushed on with its invasion of Ukraine for a fifth day. U.S. citizens in Belarus should also depart immediately, the State Department said in a separate travel advisory. The move comes a day after Belarus ditched its non-nuclear status and amid apprehensions that it might join Putin's forces in Ukraine invasion. Watch this video for more.

 
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