Operations at US Embassy in Minsk suspended: State department
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US State Department said on Monday (February 28) that it has decided to suspend operations at US Embassy in Minsk, Belarus. In a statement, the US State Department said that these steps were being taken due to "security and safety" issues. It added that "unprovoked and unjustified attack" by "Russian military" has thrown up these security issues for its staff.The Ukraine conflict entered fifth day on February 28. On Monday the US took several decisions to cripple Russia's economic might. Treasury Department banned all transactions. State department said that for it, there was "no higher priority" than "safety and security of US citizens" and their dependents serving across the world.The Biden administration estimates that the move could impact “hundreds of billions of dollars” of Russian funding. Its officials said Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Japan, European Union and others will join the US in targeting the Russian central bank.