The US State Department now warns against traveling to Ukraine in the latest update to their Travel Advisory list.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a December 20 statement that it actually recommends U.S. citizens “do not travel to Ukraine due to COVID-19 and reconsider travel due to growing threats from Russia.”
A State Department official said: “American citizens should be aware of reports that Russia is planning significant military actions against Ukraine. “U.S. citizens are also reminded that security conditions, particularly along Ukraine’s borders, in Russian-occupied Crimea, and in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine, are unpredictable and subject to change. deteriorate without prior notice.”
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U.S. citizens who choose to travel to Ukraine should be aware that Russian military action anywhere in Ukraine will seriously affect the ability of the U.S. Embassy to provide consular services, including assistance, the department said. assist US citizens to leave Ukraine.
Western intelligence agencies as well as Ukraine say an attack or invasion is possible as early as 2022.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said: “The most likely time to achieve readiness for escalation will be the end of January.
U.S. intelligence reports that as many as 175,000 Russian troops may have been involved as of early January, and CIA Director William Burns believes President Putin “is putting the Russian military, Russian security services in a place where they can act.” profoundly moving”.
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