Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 24, 2022, 12:06 PM
The US has asked its citizens to return amid growing fears of a Russian-Russian attack on Ukraine. The US State Department has ordered the families of all US personnel working at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave Ukraine immediately. The ministry also said that non-essential personnel working in the embassy can leave the country at government expense. Let us tell you that due to the increasing presence of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine, the situation is getting worse instead of improving.US embassy will remain openUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also held talks on Friday to reduce tension, but without success. State Department officials said the US embassy in Kiev would remain open and the announcement did not mean the evacuation of US officials from Ukraine. He said the move was being discussed for a long time and it does not mean that the US is reducing its support for Ukraine.Russia rejected the claimAt the same time, Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday rejected Britain's claim that its country wants to replace Ukraine's government with a Russian-backed administration and former Ukrainian MP Yevniy Murayev is a possible candidate. Significantly, Murayev is the head of the small pro-Russian party 'Nashi', which currently does not have a seat in Ukraine's parliament. Britain's foreign ministry named several other Ukrainian leaders who were said to have links with Russian intelligence services.'The era of pro-Russian leaders is over'Murayev told AP news agency that Britain's claim was ridiculous and that his entry into Russia has been barred since 2018 on grounds of a threat to Russian security. He said the ban was imposed in the wake of a conflict with Ukraine's biggest pro-Russian leader and a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Viktor Medvedchuk. The 'Nashi' party is known to be sympathetic to Russia, but Murayev wrote on a Facebook post, 'the era of Western support and pro-Russian leaders is forever over in Ukraine'.'NATO country is increasing tension'On the other hand, Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko described Murayev as a key leader of the Russian camp in Ukraine, but added that Murayev was a second-place player. I do not think that Murayev has direct contact with the Kremlin. Russia's Foreign Ministry has also rejected this claim of Britain. Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, "The false information being spread by the UK Foreign Ministry strongly proves that NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) countries are escalating tensions around Ukraine." We request the UK Foreign Office to stop provocative activities.incoming anti-tank weaponsThe UK government has made this claim on the basis of an intelligence assessment, but has not presented any evidence in support of it. Britain has made this allegation at a time when tensions between Russia and Western countries regarding Ukraine are at its peak. Britain's Foreign Minister Liz Truss said the information sheds light on Russian activity intended to destroy Ukraine and reflects the Kremlin's thinking. He warned that Russia would have to pay a heavy price for any major strategic mistake of its army. Britain has sent anti-tank weapons to Ukraine as part of an effort to strengthen its defense against a possible Russian attack.