Russia says it will 'probably' evacuate nonessential diplomatic staffers in Ukraine in case of any 'provocations' by Western governments
Russia says it will “probably” evacuate nonessential diplomatic staffers in Ukraine in case of any “provocations” by Western governments. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the news Thursday, attributing the move to earlier evacuations of families of diplomatic personnel by the U.S. and United Kingdom.
“Incidentally, it has already occurred to us: Maybe the Anglo-Saxons are preparing something if they are evacuating their employees? We have also taken a look at their actions and we will probably also advise nonessential personnel of our diplomatic institutions to go home for a while. I don’t know what ideas our Anglo-Saxon colleagues have,” he said.
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