The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended this Thursday to its citizens who are in Russia to leave the country, if their stay is not necessary, due to international tensions and problems with air connections.
“Given the recent evolution of the international context and the increasing difficulty in air and land connections to leave Russia, it is recommended that nationals present in Russia evaluate whether their stay is necessary and, if not, leave the country,” it reads. it’s a statement. of the Italian Embassy in Moscow.
Rome considers that “progressively” it will be increasingly difficult to move from Russia to Italy and other countries, in the context of tensions and sanctions against that country as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
Likewise, in recent days there has been “a vertiginous increase” in the prices of air tickets and long lines of cars have been seen leaving the country through land borders.
The European Union has closed its airspace for flights from Russia since February 27, and the Italian Embassy in Moscow has advised Italians to plan any trips from that country well in advance.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.4 million to European countries-, according to the most recent data from the UN, which places this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community in general, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political sanctions on Russia. and economic. .
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 5,996 dead and 8,848 injured civilians, highlighting that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
