The U.S. State Department on Friday warned that Americans risk being captured or killed if they travel to Ukraine. “U.S. citizens should not travel to Ukraine,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said Friday, adding that Americans should “depart immediately if it is safe for them to do so using commercial or other privately available options.” Since the start of the Feb. 24 Russia-Ukraine conflict, there have been reports of American citizens and other foreigners trying to enter the country to fight on behalf of the Kyiv government. A Ukrainian official, Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetskyi, said Thursday that about 100 U.S. citizens have been cleared to join Ukraine’s forces. But Price’s Friday statement said that any citizens who travel to Ukraine “with the purpose of participating in fighting there” can “face significant risks, including the very real risk of capture or death.” Previously, State Department and White House officials have warned Americans from …
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