U.S. Shutters Embassy in Belarus

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https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-02-28/

U.S. Shutters Embassy in Belarus, Allows Relatives, Some Employees in Moscow to Depart
By Courtney McBride

The U.S. State Department said it was closing the U.S. Embassy in Belarus and authorized the departure of non-emergency employees and diplomats’ relatives from its embassy in Moscow.

“We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

Belarus has been a staging ground for Russian attacks on Ukraine. A delegation led by Ukraine’s defense minister began cease-fire talks on Monday with Russian officials at the Ukrainian border with Belarus.

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1. Time for sanctions.

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2. We need to come down on Belarus with sanctions just as hard as with Russia nt