U.S. orders departure of Ukraine embassy staff family members

U.K. accuses the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv

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U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Friday, and Moscow has been massing troops on the border with its neighbor. © Reuters

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -- The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europe to counter a buildup of Russian troops.

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