Diplomatic sources told CBS News that embassy evacuations started overnight.
But not all of the staff will be leaving the country, Christina Ruffini reports for"CBS Saturday Morning." Some will be going to Lviv — a city closer to the Polish border — to provide limited services for Americans who might need them. "U.S.
"We obviously cannot predict the future," he said."We don't know exactly what is going to happen. But the risk is now high enough and the threat is now immediate enough that this is what prudence demands." The U.S. is deploying additional forces to bolster the American military presence in Eastern Europe. The Pentagon announced on Friday it is sending 3,000 more troops into Poland. They will join the 3,000 others already there and in Romania, to reinforce allies should Putin decide to make a move.
Sources told CBS News about 7,000 Americans have registered with the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, but there could be as many as 30,000 in Ukraine. However, many of them have family members, business interests or homes in Ukraine they might not want to leave.
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