U.S. embassy in Russia urges U.S. citizens to draw up plans to withdraw from Russia

　　China News Service, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, on the 20th local time, the U.S. Embassy in Russia reminded U.S. citizens to make an evacuation plan, citing the threat of an attack on the Moscow-Russian-Ukrainian border.

The move drew condemnation from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Data map: Moscow, Russia, the U.S. Embassy in Russia.

　　The U.S. embassy in Russia said on its website: "Public gathering places in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in areas of heightened tensions along Russia's border with Ukraine, including shopping centers, train stations and subway stations, are under threat of attack." Security Plan”, “Developing an Evacuation Plan Not Relying on the U.S. Government.”

　　In this regard, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova asked whether the U.S. government had informed the Kremlin about a possible attack on Russia. She said, "If the answer is no, what is the explanation for all this?"

　　Recently, the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border has continued to be tense.

The United States and its allies continue to play up the war threat of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine.

While Russia has repeatedly stressed that it has no intention of using force against Ukraine and hopes that the US-led West will take its security concerns seriously, Washington still insists that "aggression can happen at any time".