The European Union does not intend to evacuate the families of diplomats from Ukraine, as it sees no reason for this. This was announced on Monday, January 24, by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
“Secretary of State [Энтони] Blinken will explain to us the reasons for this announcement. We are not going to do the same as the US, because we do not see any specific reasons for this. While negotiations are going on [с Россией], I don’t think we have any reason to leave Ukraine,” he stressed before a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
The day before, the US State Department ordered to begin the voluntary departure of part of the American diplomatic staff and family members of diplomats from the territory of Ukraine. The department stressed that citizens of the United States who are now in Ukraine should also consider leaving.
On the same day, the US State Department issued a recommendation advising American citizens not to travel to Russia due to “continued tensions” on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
The representative of the State Department also pointed out that in the event of an escalation of tension in Ukraine, the United States authorities will not be able to take their citizens out of the country. As specified, Moscow “may create a false pretext for the invasion of Ukraine,” but the intentions of the President of the Russian Federation remain unknown.
On January 15, United States Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland announced that Washington had prepared 18 different scenarios for restrictive measures in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, the details of which she refused to disclose.
In turn, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that Russia does not show military escalation against Ukraine. According to him, these are allegations by the United States, which did not provide evidence for the allegations.
In the Western media, articles have repeatedly appeared about the allegedly possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Against this background, American lawmakers are calling for tougher sanctions against Moscow. Russia has repeatedly rejected reports of an alleged possible invasion of Ukraine. On January 10, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov noted that Moscow had no intentions to attack Ukraine and could not have it.
Source: IZ
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