Biden asks Americans in Ukraine to leave the country in the face of a possible Russian invasion

US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Americans still in Ukraine to immediately leave the country in the face of a possible Russian invasion.

The president warned his fellow citizens who remain in the former Soviet republic that the situation "could quickly get out of control," in an interview with NBC.

Biden reiterated that he will not send troops to the European country, not even to evacuate his compatriots in case the Russian Army penetrates Ukrainian territory.

The president justified his refusal with the argument that "if the Americans and the Russians start shooting at each other, a world war would break out," so there would be no way, he argued, to locate the Americans who are still in the country. and save them.

"How we do it?

How would we find them?

"What I hope is that if ... [Russian President Vladimir Putin] is reckless enough to go into [Ukraine], he will be smart enough not to do anything that has a negative impact on American citizens." , Biden pointed out in a tone of veiled warning to the Russian president.

“The Americans must go now.

We are dealing with one of the largest armies in the world,” he reiterated, referring to the Russian Armed Forces.

According to State Department data, 6,500 US citizens were still in Ukraine as of October.

On the night of Thursday to Friday, this federal body updated its recommendation not to travel to the European country for its citizens and urged those who are still there to leave the country "by commercial or private means."

He also warned them to exercise more caution if they remain in Ukraine, "because of crime, civil unrest and possible combat operations should Russia take military action."

On January 23, this department had already authorized the voluntary departure of US employees in the country and other employees of the Kiev Embassy "due to the continuing threat of Russian military action."

“American citizens in Ukraine should be aware that the United States Government will not be able to evacuate them in the event of Russian military action anywhere in Ukraine.

Military action can begin at any time and without notice and would also seriously affect the ability of the US Embassy to provide consular services, including assisting US citizens to exit Ukraine," the Department's travel advisory warns. of State, in charge of foreign policy and consular protection of Americans abroad.

The White House has approved a Pentagon plan for its soldiers in Poland to build temporary shelters and prepare in case it is necessary to help Americans fleeing Ukraine in the event of a Russian attack on that country, but says it does not anticipate sending of troops for an evacuation similar to that from Afghanistan.

Tension has spiked in the last month over the West's claim that Russia has mobilized more than 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine, prompting the US and Russian governments to engage in mutual accusations.

Moscow has repeated that it does not want a war with Kiev and that it does not threaten Ukraine, while Washington warns that the Russians could attack that country "at any moment".

In Belarus, also bordering Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russian and Belarusian soldiers began the Allied Resolution maneuvers on Thursday, which can bring together more than 30,000 soldiers.

It is the largest Russian deployment in Belarus since the Cold War, NATO has warned.

With this latest move, joining the military that Russia has massed along its western borders,

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