do not intend to United State Organizing the evacuation of its nationals from Ukraineand left them the freedom to make the choice of leaving on commercial trips from countries they fear Russian invasionThe US State Department announced on Saturday.
The US administration had previously recommended its citizens not to go to Ukraine and informed them of “information that Russia is preparing for a major military operation once morest Ukraine,” according to what a US State Department spokeswoman revealed, in a statement to AFP.
“If we decide to adjust our position on the presence of American diplomats and their families, Americans should not rely on the government organizing evacuations,” the spokeswoman said. “There are currently commercial flights that allow departure.”
The spokeswoman did not confirm information reported by the American “Fox News” network that the US State Department had ordered the families of US diplomats working in Kiev to begin the evacuation, Monday, and the spokeswoman said: “We have nothing to announce at the moment,” and she continued: “We are working diligently to prepare Plans to deal with a possible deterioration of the security situation.”
Western countries accuse Russia of deploying 100,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine in preparation for the invasion of the former Soviet republic, and the White House has warned that Russia may launch an attack “at any time.”
The Kremlin denies any intention to launch a war, but it links the containment of escalation to reaching agreements that guarantee the non-expansion of NATO, especially in Ukraine, and its withdrawal from Eastern European countries.
(France Brush)
