www.veteranstoday.com RT: Moscow does not rule out provocations against the self-proclaimed republics in Donbass, “especially on the part of autonomous actors” in Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Ministry told journalists on Monday amid rumors about a Russian invasion in the upcoming days.
When asked whether Moscow was considering evacuating its citizens from the neighboring country, Yuri Gorlach, the director of the Foreign Ministry’s crisis center, responded with a rhetorical question: “Do you understand how many Russian citizens there are in Ukraine?”
The official added that speculations abound over Ukraine, with the West ratcheting up tensions.
On Saturday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, announced that Russia had decided to “optimize” its diplomatic presence in Ukraine “in light of possible provocations by the Kiev regime or third countries.” She noted, however, that all the consulates and the embassy would continue operating. Zakharova also dismissed as rumors the reports in the Western media that Moscow was evacuating its diplomats from Ukraine.
