The authorities urged their citizens to leave the territory of Ukraine Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait. They were joined Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Previously, similar recommendations were issued Jordan, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Qatar.
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One of the first who urged citizens not to visit Ukraine “due to the increased threat of Russian military operations and COVID-19”, become USA. Their example was followed Great Britain, Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Israel, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Japan, South Korea.
In addition, a number of states announced the departure from Kiev of diplomats who do not occupy critical positions. “RIA News” announced the beginning of the evacuation of the Russian embassy, however, the diplomatic mission said that it was operating normally.
Several Western publications and agencies, including Bloomberg, Spiegel and Politico, reported that Russia plans to invade Ukraine on February 15-16. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for evidence, saying there was “too much” information in the information space about the approaching war. Earlier, he called the departure of foreign diplomats a mistake, noting that Ukraine needs the presence of allies amid escalating tensions. Moscow insists it has no intention of attacking Kiev.