Biden admin warns it ‘will not be in a position to evacuate US citizens’ from Ukraine if Russia invades. Critics compare it to Afghanistan debacle.

The Biden administration warned over the weekend that it “will not be in a position to evacuate U.S. citizens” from Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, and critics quickly drew comparisons to the administration’s previous failures in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops have been massing on the country’s border with Ukraine in recent months, foreshadowing a possible invasion. Diplomatic attempts to resolve the tensions so far have appeared to fail.

In response to the military movements, the U.S. State Department ordered the evacuation of family members of diplomats and authorized the departure of some U.S. government employees.

The department previously increased Ukraine’s travel advisory status to “Level 4 — Do Not Travel” due to Russia’s military threat. In a news release Sunday, the State Department alerted U.S. citizens in the country that the U.S. government would essentially be unable to assist their evacuation in the event of a Russian attack.

“As President Biden has said, military action by Russia could come at any time and the United States government will not be in a position to evacuate American citizens in such a contingency, so U.S. citizens currently present in Ukraine should plan accordingly, including by availing themselves of commercial options should they choose to leave the country,” the State Department said.- READ MORE