Last minute: The Russia-Ukraine crisis is turning into a war… While the whole world is following the developments with concern, the statements made yesterday caused the comments that ‘war is at the door’. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan claimed that Russia will invade Ukraine before the end of the Chinese Olympics. The White House has called for US citizens to leave Ukraine within 24 to 48 hours. In an interview he attended, US President Joe Biden said, “If the Americans and Russians shoot at each other, it will be a world war.” These words of Biden increased the concern of ‘world war’ even more. Although Russia denies all the allegations, it is stated that the operation could start at any time. On the other hand, the German media even gave a clear date for the Russian operation in Ukraine. Russian warships, numbering 30, left the port of Sevastopol in Crimea as of this morning, and both American and Russian diplomats are being evacuated from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, Klitschko, said that everything is ready for the evacuation of the civilian population. Here are the last minute developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, which is followed with concern all over the world…
While the tension between Russia and Ukraine, which formed the basis of tension by annexing Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014, escalated, the voices of the “Third World War” began to resonate with the involvement of western countries in the situation.
IS THE START DATE OF THE OPERATION 16 FEBRUARY?
Der Spiegel, one of Germany’s most widely read magazines, shared the intelligence information that Russia will hit Ukraine on February 16.
It was noted that the CIA and other intelligence units also drew attention to this week, “Many diplomats and military officials said that the US secretly briefed and gave a lot of information about Russia’s plan. In addition to the invasion of Russia, the roles that the Russian units will play one by one are also recorded.
CONTINUOUS ‘LEAVE THE COUNTRY’ CALLS
As tensions escalated in the region, warnings came from many countries to their citizens in Ukraine. The UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and European Union member states have warned their citizens in the region to leave Ukraine.
Latvia, Norway and the Netherlands also called for their citizens to leave the country, while Israel announced the evacuation of personnel and relatives of diplomats working at the diplomatic mission.
USA: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN 48 HOURS
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said: “Washington believes Putin will invade Ukraine within days. “Get out of Ukraine while you can, because the United States will not launch a rescue operation,” he said. “We want to be clear over there,” Sullivan said. “Any American in Ukraine should leave as soon as possible because anything can happen in the next 24 to 48 hours,” he said.
The European Union, on the other hand, decided that those who are in the diplomatic representation in Ukraine and who do not have compulsory duty leave the country. However, it was noteworthy that the EU did not withdraw all personnel and diplomats.
STATEMENT FROM RUSSIA: THE WEST HAS LAUNCHED
Responding to statements from many countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, “A coordinated information attack is being carried out against Moscow to discredit Russia’s legitimate demands for security guarantees.”
In the continuation of his Moscow statement, he stated:
“Western countries’ authorities and media have started a conspiracy to escalate artificial tensions around Ukraine.”
257 PION BALL Deployed
On the other hand, 257 Pion cannons belonging to Russia were found in a video published in the British media… It was recorded that the missiles, also called the “Soviet Atomic Weapon”, took Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkov, within range.
It was stated that the destruction caused by this weapon with a capacity of 203 millimeter missiles with four nuclear warheads will be high.
SOLDIER SUPPORT FROM USA
While these developments were taking place in the region, the Washington administration took action against a possible Russian invasion. A senior US official spoke to Reuters and announced that it was decided to send reinforcements to the region.
While the Washington administration stated that 3 thousand reinforcement soldiers would be sent to Poland in a few days, it announced that 8500 soldiers could be sent to Europe “in case of need”.
THEY LEAVE THE COUNTRY
Russian Ria media reports that diplomats in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, have begun to leave the city. Noting that the Moscow administration evacuated its diplomats in Kiev, Ria cited the preparations made by Western countries in Ukraine as the reason for the decision.
The American Associated Press (AP) news agency states that the evacuation of US diplomats in Kiev has begun. In the evacuation, scheduled to be announced by the State Department in the early hours of Saturday, all American employees in Kiev will leave the city.
According to the AP, very few US employees will remain in Kiev, but about 200 will leave Ukraine in case Russia attacks at any moment. One of the options being considered is to move diplomats to a location in western Ukraine, close to the Polish border.