The United States told the families of its government employees in Belarus to leave the country, the State Department said Monday, as fears grow of a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The US also accused Russia Monday of planning to build its military force in its ally Belarus to 30,000 within weeks. The State Department “ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees” from Belarus, it said in a travel advisory issued Monday. Moscow has also already placed some 5,000 troops in Belarus, according to the US. And he said that the troops in Belarus were there for joint exercises.

Source: Punch February 01, 2022 07:30 UTC