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Russian Foreign Ministry denied information about the alleged evacuation of Russian diplomats from Ukraine. They noted that the Russian embassy in Kiev was functioning normally.
The New York Times had previously stated, referring to a senior Ukrainian security official, that diplomats at two Russian consulates in the country had been ordered to prepare to leave. .
At the same time on January 5, 18 people allegedly left Kiev. They were mostly children and wives of Russian diplomats. A total of 30 people from Kiev and Lviv are to leave Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, meanwhile, has ridiculed the “scenario competition” taking place in the United States for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He commented on the words of US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about the work that Washington has done in this direction.
According to him, there are 17 special and intelligence services in the United States. .. “Already the 17th Plus Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 18 scenarios Maybe they are announcing a competition,” Lavrov grinned.