As the situation escalates in Ukraine with the suspicion of a Russian invasion, Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine.
American President Joe Biden said, “It’s not like we’re dealing with a terrorist organization. We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It’s a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly,” on speaking about Russia, which has gathered troops on its border with Ukraine.
The US State Department on Thursday reiterated its warning saying that Americans should not travel to Ukraine “due to the increased threats of Russian military action” and called on those in the country to depart immediately.
Global diplomatic efforts are ongoing amid military tension between Russia and Ukraine, there is a united call with the leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and elsewhere comes as Western nations are looking for diplomatic avenues to defuse the crisis The Associated Press reports. With nearly 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border and military maneuvers in the region, Russia says there are no plans to invade, according to The AP.
In late January, the State Department approved the departure of non-emergency personnel from the US Embassy in Kyiv and ordered family members to leave the country.
The US has calculated that Russia has more than 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border, with thousands added just this week, according to an administration official
CNN reports that President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that “things could go crazy quickly” in the region.
“American citizens should leave now,” Biden said in an upcoming interview that was taped Thursday with NBC News.
Joe Biden in his NBC interview said, “there’s not” a situation that could prompt him to send US troops to rescue Americans attempting to exit Ukraine, adding, “That’s a world war when Americans and Russia start shooting at one another.”
If Russian President Vladimir Putin is “foolish enough to go in, he’s smart enough not to … do anything that would negatively impact on American citizens,” Biden added.
The White House has approved a plan for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter.
The US forces are not currently authorized to enter Ukraine itself if a war breaks out, and there are no plans for them to conduct a noncombatant evacuation operation akin to the US operation in Afghanistan last summer. Instead, the plan as it now stands is that the troops, who are from the 82nd Airborne Division, will begin setting up processing areas and temporary shelters inside Poland near Ukraine’s border where Americans fleeing the country could go for help while in transit. The facilities have not yet been stood up, one defense official said but will start to be as more US troops arrive in Poland.
The advisory told American citizens in Ukraine to “be aware that the US government will not be able to evacuate US citizens in the event of Russian military action anywhere in Ukraine.”
Biden is anticipated to speak Friday with European and NATO leaders about Russia’s buildup of troops near Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Biden spoke Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron about Macron’s diplomatic efforts in Moscow with Putin. And the top US military general, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, has been in touch with a number of his counterparts abroad on the situation this week as well.
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