welcome to newsday it s 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington, where the us state department has ordered eligible family members of its embassy staff in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to leave. it said there were reports that russia was planning significant military action against ukraine and urged us citizens to leave the country now, using commercialflights. us secretary of state antony blinken has promised a significant response if moscow invaded its neighbour. later on monday, european union foreign ministers are to discuss ukraine at a meeting in brussels. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come at a price. but now the foreign office says it s seen signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion, pro russian politicians, in contact with russian
hello and welcome. the us state department has told american citizens in ukraine they should consider getting out of the country, and has ordered family members of embassy staff in the capital, kyiv, to leave. that statement warned that moscow is planning for significant military action in ukraine. the state department also tweeted that it continues to advise us citizens to not travel to russia due to ongoing tension along the border with ukraine. adding that it has limited ability to assist us citizens in russia. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has promised a significant response if moscow does invades its neighbour. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come at a price. but now the foreign office says it s seen signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in
mindfulness to the west. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where the us state department has ordered eligible family members of its embassy staff in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to leave. it s also advised americans against travelling to russia. it said there were reports that moscow was planning significant military action against ukraine and urged us citizens to leave the country now, using commercial flights. us secretary of state, antony blinken, has promised a significant response if moscow invaded its neighbour. later on monday, european union foreign ministers are to discuss ukraine at a meeting in brussels. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come
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groups and women rights groups in norway in an attempt to access bounce at all is frozen in us backs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk are around the world. united states has said it s too soon to impose sanctions on russia for its hostile towards ukraine. it comes as a former ukrainian mp who britain says could be installed as the head of a russian puppet government in kyiv has said his country would need new political leaders but dismissed the allegations urging people to stop dividing ukrainians into pro russian or pro western camps. an adviser to the reguilon president said the british allegation needed to be taken seriously, but downplayed the status within the country s poulso single in full stop here is our diplomatic correspondent. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. others including britain are also sending equipment. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear, if you do this,