A telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun over the situation in Ukraine.
As Russia raises concerns about a military invasion around Ukraine as Russia is strengthening its troops, the focus is on how to prevent the situation from getting worse.
According to the White House in the United States, the telephone conversation between President Biden and President Putin began after 1 am on the 13th of Japan time.
The two leaders haven't had a telephone talk on this issue since December 30, last year.
Prior to the summit meeting, a telephone talk between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Vikken was also held, and Secretary of State Blinken warned again that if Russia invades, the West will unite and take strict measures, and Russia is warned from around Ukraine. I asked for the withdrawal of the army.
On the other hand, Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov has repeatedly complained that he is ignoring security concerns for Russia, such as not expanding NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization any further.
Around Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom are bordering Ukraine, saying that Russia is strengthening military troops and that the United States "invasion can occur during the Beijing Olympics" and the United States and the United States are raising concerns. We are preparing to send troops to Poland.
As Western countries continue to seek solutions to problems through diplomacy, the focus will be on how the leaders of the United States and Russia can find a way to prevent the situation from getting worse.
Ukrainian Embassy Orders most staff to evacuate
On the 12th, the US State Department announced on the embassy's homepage that it had ordered most of the embassy staff in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, to leave the country, saying that the threat of military action by Russia continued.
From the 13th, the consular service at the embassy in Kiev will be suspended, and a small number of staff will be providing emergency response for Americans in the central city of Ribiu in the west near the border with Poland. We do not carry out normal consular services such as issuance.
He also urges Americans to evacuate from Ukraine and stop traveling, saying that it is difficult to support evacuation in the event of Russian military action.
A senior State Department official told reporters yesterday that "the worst scenario must be envisioned, which includes a substantive attack on the capital by Russia."
He emphasized that "we are not closing the embassy" and will continue to work closely with the Ukrainian government to leave enough staff in Ukraine to gather the necessary information.
Decided to evacuate some staff of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs embassy and consulate
On the 12th, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the United States and the United Kingdom were taking provocative actions against Russia, such as providing military support to Ukraine, and said, "In such a situation, we decided to reduce the number of staff in Ukraine. We announced that we have decided to evacuate some of the staff working at local embassies and consulates.
As military tensions continue over Ukraine, there are a series of movements among countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom to evacuate their own people.
Ukrainian President "Panic does not help us"
Ukrainian President Oleksandr Zelensky was asked by reporters in the southern state of Kherson on the 12th about a military invasion by Russia, saying, "It's not a simple story. We have to analyze all the information we have." "The greatest friend of the enemy is the panic of our country, and the panic does not help us," he called for a calm response.
According to Reuters, President Zelensky participated in military training on this day at a training ground about 20 kilometers away from the Crimean crisis, which Russia unilaterally annexed in 2014.