Flag of Bulgaria. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 12The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry called on its citizens to leave Ukraine due to the «changing security situation» in that country, according to a press release from the agency.
"B Due to the changing security situation in and around Ukraine, we call on Bulgarian citizens to refrain from any travel to that country. We ask the citizens of Bulgaria who are on the territory of Ukraine to consider the possibility of leaving the country with currently available vehicles", the ministry said in a statement.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry noted that, if necessary, Bulgarian citizens on the territory of Ukraine can apply to Bulgarian embassy in Kiev, to the consulate general in Odessa, and also write an e-mail to these representations. Kiev 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.