Germany on Saturday urged its citizens to “urgently” leave Ukraine, at a time of growing Western fears of a Russian invasion of this former Soviet republic.
“German citizens are urgently requested to leave Ukraine now”indicated the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement published on its website.
The Government of Austria has issued a warning against travel to Ukraine and has urged Austrians there to leave “immediately” that country, where it foresees “a significant deterioration” in the security situation.
“All Austrians are urgently requested to immediately leave the country (Ukraine), except for the western regions”says the Austrian Foreign Ministry in a statement posted on its official Twitter account.
The brief note specifies that the warning applies to the entire Ukrainian territory except for Lviv, Transcarpathia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi.
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On its website, the aforementioned Ministry recalled that (violent) incidents in eastern Ukraine have increased massively in the last 24 hours.
“We must expect a significant deterioration of the situation”especially in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists, he warned.
Due to the unpredictable security situation, “travelers are strongly advised to avoid the area,” he insisted.
The Austrian embassy in Kiev has been reinforced and “will help compatriots to leave the country, if necessary”, although such assistance is not possible in the areas controlled by the separatists in Luhansk and Donetxk, nor on the Crimean peninsula, it highlights. the notice.
Why is Ukraine so important to Russia?
According to the latest report of the Observation Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ceasefire violations along the line of contact in Donbas (eastern Ukraine) have increased massively.
On Friday alone, 800 ceasefire violations were recorded, more than triple the average number of cases reported in the previous 30 days. Of those violent acts, 654 were explosions, when the daily average was less than 100 last month.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, said yesterday, Friday, that he is convinced that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will attack Ukraine. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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