WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is advising Americans to defer all non-essential travel to Ukraine because of continuing violence between police and anti-government protesters.

The department’s travel warning authorizes the departure of all family members of U.S. personnel. The department says that while the U.S. Embassy in Kiev will stay open, the ability of the U.S. to respond to emergencies involving Americans in Ukraine is limited.

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