Flag of Ukraine on the building of the Verkhovna Rada in KievMOSCOW, 29 Jan. The White House’s recommendations to diplomatic personnel, family members and American citizens to leave Ukraine seriously damage the country’s reputation, political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko said in a commentary for the Ukrainian magazine Novoye Vremya. “The Americans have shown a certain weakness and have shown that they are afraid. , he said.
The United States is dissatisfied with Ukraine's position on the «invasion», the media reported. The Ukrainian expert believes that Moscow can allegedly use this fact to its advantage, without specifying how. In his opinion, Washington's decision was influenced by the «Afghan syndrome», since the Americans «burned in Kabul.» Earlier, the State Department announced that on Monday it allowed the voluntary departure of part of the diplomatic staff from Ukraine and ordered all family members to leave the country, US citizens were recommended to fly commercial flights. The issued warning was explained by the department as «the risk of a sharp deterioration in the security situation.» A senior State Department official said earlier that the United States did not consider the escalation around Ukraine imminent, the decision to leave some diplomats from the embassy was taken as a precautionary measure.
Ukraine forced the US to humiliate itself in front of ChinaRussia has repeatedly denied accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment close to Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly 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» from Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Presidential spokesman 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 worry anyone. As Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine.
