The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kiev.KYIV, Jan 25 Only four countries, including Germany , notified the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of their intention to evacuate family members of their diplomats from the country, the press service of the ministry said on Monday. Ukrainian diplomats said that 129 embassies and consulates, as well as representative offices of international organizations, are located in the country. «As of January 24, only four states have notified the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of their intention to evacuate family members and some employees or allow them to voluntarily leave Ukrainian territory: the United States, Great Britain, Australia and Germany,» the message on the Foreign Ministry's website says.
Macron stated the need to work to de-escalate around UkraineFrom other countries, including those bordering Russia, and organizations such notifications have not been received, diplomats say. Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations the West and Ukraine in «aggressive actions», saying that they do not threaten anyone and are not going to attack anyone, and statements of «aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. Tensions in the region are being fueled by the United States and other NATO countries. As Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted earlier, the alliance is increasing arms supplies to Ukraine, where the number of Western instructors has increased. According to the diplomat, this could provoke the Ukrainian authorities «to military adventures,» which poses a direct threat to Russia's security. Moscow believes that the West is trying to create a grouping of troops near the Russian borders.
