A passenger plane in the sky. File photoWASHINGTON, Jan 22 The U.S. Embassy in Kiev asked the State Department to allow families and non-essential personnel to leave, Washington will likely begin evacuations next week, CNN correspondent Matthew Chance said on Twitter. Previously, Bloomberg reported that the United States is considering whether to evacuate family members of US diplomats in Ukraine amid the escalating situation.
"The US Embassy in Kiev today asked the State Department to allow non-essential staff and families to leave the embassy. The United States has informed Ukraine that it "will most likely start evacuating next week", the correspondent wrote.
Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.