Belgium, Kuwait, UAE ask nationals to leave Ukraine amid mounting invasion threats

As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to mount, many global nations have asked ir nationals to depart Ukraine at earliest. Belgium has joined nations in, asking its citizens still in Ukraine to leave country on Saturday. alert comes after United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine might start with aerial bombardments in coming days. Belgium's foreign ministry strongly cautioned against visiting Ukraine, stating that an evacuation was unlikely.

"Nationals who are currently in Ukraine and whose presence is not strictly necessary in country are strongly vised to leave country," Belgium's foreign ministry said in a statement.

According to ministry, in event of a 'sudden deterioration', communication linkages such as internet and telephone lines might be severely disrupted, as well as air links. Furr, on Saturday, UAE embassy in Kyiv also issued an alert urging nationals to refrain from travelling to Ukraine. It vised Emirates citizens to postpone travel plans to Ukraine and supplied a phone number for those who were alrey re.

Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia join or nations in asking ir citizens to leave Ukraine

Kuwait likewise encouraged its nationals not to travel to Ukraine and to depart if y were alrey re. Moreover, Saudi state television reported that Saudi Arabian embassy in Kiev asked its citizens to contact m as soon as possible to organise ir departure from country. Furrmore, Jordan has also vised its citizens to leave Ukraine owing to current developments, revealed  foreign ministry. It also encouraged citizens to postpone any travel plans to nation.

series of evacuation requests comes in backdrop of US' warning of a possible Russian invasion anytime soon. After months of building up its military forces on Ukraine's borders, US National Security viser Jake Sullivan claimed Russia h reached point where it could inve its neighbour in near future.

United States, as well as United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Japan, and South Korea, have alrey requested that ir citizens leave Ukraine. State Department h ordered all non-emergency staff at US embassy in Kiev to leave owing to ongoing indications of a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border, indicating possibility of significant military action, embassy said on Saturday.

(With inputs from agencies)

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