A Scottish businessman plans to drive his family to Poland amid fears a Russian invasion is imminent.
Asked about the latest Foreign Office advice Mr McKenzie said: "It certainly upped the stakes a lot and is something that we will have to take very seriously."With young children in the country I have got to take their safety as priority so we are definitely looking at how to get them out as soon as possible."But Mr McKenzie, whose brother also lives in Ukraine, said there were many uncertainties at the moment.
He told the programme: "If so many people are trying to leave at the same time there won't be flights, the roads will be blocked."There could be so many things happening, so much chaos happening. There's a lot of things to think about here."Mr McKenzie told BBC Breakfast he plans to drive his family across the border to Poland
Mr McKenzie said he believed the Ukrainian government was doing the right thing by trying to keep everyone calm. He added: "Remember, this is eight years this war has been going on and they have been preparing for such events for a long time but they are trying not to provoke things, not raise the stakes.
But Mr McKenzie said the threats seemed to be increasing by the day and he has heard Russian troops could be in the country "as soon as next week"."We have built our lives, families, businesses here. None of us want to leave."He said: "To think of a border with a million cars and panic happening would be disastrous."
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