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The United States has demanded that its citizens leave Ukraine



“The security situation in Ukraine remains unpredictable and could deteriorate in the short term,” the US embassy said in a statement, according to IRNA on Wednesday. The US Embassy is urging US citizens to now consider leaving Ukraine using commercial flights or other private transportation options.
According to IRNA, the Kremlin has denied any plans to invade Ukraine, but has demanded assurances from the NATO alliance, including refusing Ukraine membership and further development to the east, and withdrawing its forces from the former Soviet Union.
Coinciding with US and NATO talks with Russia, the Biden administration continues to prepare for a possible Moscow attack on Ukraine, including threatening to use destructive sanctions against Russia, sending weapons, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine, and preparing to send 8,500 troops. To NATO countries in Eastern Europe.
The scope of US sanctions against Russia is unknown. EU member states do not agree with the United States on the extent of Russia’s economic sanctions. Germany, for example, is seeking an exemption from sanctions on the energy sector if Russian banks are barred from trading in dollars.
US President Joe Biden yesterday claimed that no US troops would enter Kiev as tensions escalated with Russia and the transfer of military weapons to Ukraine and the declaration of readiness of his country’s 1,500 troops.
The Kremlin has previously warned that US action in preparing about 8,500 troops for a rapid deployment to Europe will escalate tensions in the region.
Russia-US strategic security talks on January 10, 2022 (January 20) and the NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 12 (December 22) and the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on January 13 (December 23) are among the measures to reduce It was held by bilateral tensions.
The Donbas region is located in the east of Ukraine with a Russian population, and since 2014, the Russians of this region have established the two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and have formed local governments independent of the Ukrainian government.
Russia has repeatedly called on the Ukrainian government to negotiate with representatives of the two regions to reach an agreement and resolve disputes, but Kiev denies accusing Moscow of supporting and encouraging separatists and negotiating with representatives of these regions.

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