Ukrainian military exercises in Kharkiv region. File photoMOSCOW, Feb 12Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Australian citizens to leave Ukraine.
"We respect their decisions, but our advice to them is very clear: this is a very dangerous situation, and for your own safety, you should try to leave Ukraine,” Morrison said, speaking to reporters. His words are quoted by the portal news.com.au.
Kyiv and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. 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. media