Independence Square in KievTOKYO, Jan 25The Japanese authorities call on the citizens of the country who are in Ukraine to use commercial flights as soon as possible to leave its territory, but they intend to continue all possible efforts to ensure the safety of the Japanese, including the staff of the embassy in Kiev. This position was made on Tuesday by the Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Secretary General of the Government of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno.» The situation in this region is very fragile. Many countries continue their diplomatic efforts, but there is a possibility that the situation may change dramatically and quickly. As for the staff of the Japanese Embassy, we are taking all possible measures to ensure security and intend to continue taking the necessary actions based on the situation on the ground. We also strongly urge Japanese citizens to use commercial flights to leave the territory of Ukraine as soon as possible,» the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, answering a question from journalists about the widespread oh on the eve of the department’s information. On Tuesday night, the Japanese Foreign Ministry urged citizens to refuse any trips to Ukraine due to “continued tensions on the Russian-Ukrainian border,” and those Japanese who are currently in Ukraine are urged to use commercial flights to leave .
Armed Forces of Ukraine are quartered in the homes of civilians, the US State Department announced earlier today that the US State Department released updated recommendations on foreign travel, in which it recommended that American citizens leave Ukraine and not visit Russia due to «continued tensions» along the Russian-Ukrainian border. In addition, the voluntary departure from Ukraine of part of the employees of the American embassy in Kiev and members of the families of diplomats was allowed. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of escalation, stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion, it does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the information hysteria of the USA and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. «Russian invasion»
