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U.S. President Joe Biden has told American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave, adding that he will not send troops to evacuate them if Russia should invade.
It follows a new advisory from the U.S. State Department on Thursday, warning that America's consulate service in Ukraine would be severely impacted if the country comes under attack.
The BBC's North America correspondent Peter Bose reports.
[Reporter]
In an interview with NBC News, Mr. Biden said American citizens should leave Ukraine now.
"We are dealing with one of the largest armies in the world," he said, referring to Russia's buildup of troops along the border with Ukraine.
He added "things could go crazy very quickly."
Mr. Biden said there was no scenario whereby American troops would be sent in to help evacuate U.S. citizens.
If Americans and Russians started shooting at one another, he said, it would be a "world war."
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