Following a special assessment of the situation that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has today (Saturday), it was decided to speed up preparations for the deportation of Israelis staying in Ukraine, due to the rising tensions in the country and the possibility that Russia will invade it.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of the National Security Council, Eyal Hulta, and other organizations also participated in the discussion. A further discussion on the issue is expected later today.
Documentation: Russian heavy artillery near the Ukrainian border, Tuesday
The decision comes after the Foreign Ministry yesterday issued a travel warning to those staying in Ukraine, in which they were advised to consider staying in the country and in any case to avoid approaching hotspots.
The ministry also announced that the families of diplomats and envoys in Ukraine would be evacuated.
Israel is not the only country that has called on its citizens to leave Ukraine, while the United States, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands are also among the countries that have called on their citizens to leave the country as soon as possible.
According to reports, the US and Russia will evacuate their embassies in the country.
Armored forces of the Ukrainian army on the Russian border, last week, Photo: API
"In late 2021 and early 2022, the global media space saw an media campaign of unprecedented scope and sophistication, all aimed at convincing the international community that the Russian Federation was planning to" "This is a spread of lies designed to divert attention and the agenda from the aggression of the United States and Western countries," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Russian response comes just hours before a phone call expected to take place between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the crisis.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States did not know if Putin had decided to invade Ukraine, but if it did - "We and our allies will soon impose severe economic sanctions on Russia." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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