In a "travel alert," the State Department said it had no information of military conflict inside Russia as a result of regional tensions or of any threat specific to US citizens.
"However," it said, "all US citizens located in or considering travel to the border region ... should be aware of the potential for escalation of tensions, military clashes (either accidental or intentional) or other violence."
In the worst East-West confrontation since the Cold War, Moscow shipped more troops into Crimea on Friday and repeated its threat to invade other parts of Ukraine in response to violence the night before in Donetsk.
EU diplomats will choose from a list of possible Russian targets for sanctions on Sunday, as pro-Moscow authorities who have taken power in Crimea hold a vote on whether to join Russia.
jpost.com
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- Russian Federation Travel Alert - Events in Ukraine....
The Department of State alerts U.S.
citizens in Russia to the ongoing tensions in Ukraine and the potential
for increased public demonstrations and anti-American actions in Russia
in connection with Russian actions in the Crimea. The Department of
State also alerts U.S. citizens in Russia to the heightened military
presence and on-going military exercises of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation along the border region with Ukraine. This Travel
Alert expires on June 13, 2014. The Department of State strongly
recommends that all U.S. citizens residing or traveling abroad enroll in
the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) in order to receive
pertinent safety and security information.
The U.S. government currently has no information concerning active
military conflict inside Russia as a result of regional tensions or of
any threat specific to U.S. citizens. However, all U.S. citizens
located in or considering travel to the border region, specifically the
regions bordering Ukraine in Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, and
Rostov Oblasts and Krasnodar Krai, should be aware of the potential for
escalation of tensions, military clashes (either accidental or
intentional), or other violence, and the potential for threats to safety
and security. Media accounts note there has been a sizable Russian
military build-up in those regions and there are reports of an increased
presence of Russian neo-Nazi and radical nationalist and extremist
groups in those regions.U.S. citizens considering travel to Russia should evaluate their personal security situation in light of current political tensions and the possibility of violence or anti-U.S. actions directed against U.S. citizens or U.S. interests.........http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/russia-travel-alert-events-in-ukraine.html
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UN to Vote on Crimea Resolution ...
ReplyDeleteThe U.N. Security Council will vote Saturday on a U.S.-drafted resolution urging countries not to recognize the results of an upcoming Crimean referendum.
Sunday's referendum gives residents of Crimea only two choices: joining Russia or the significant strengthening of their autonomy within Ukraine. A vote in favor of joining Russia is widely seen as a forgone conclusion in the majority Russian-speaking region on the Black Sea, which has hosted czarist and Kremlin navies since the 18th century.
Diplomats say they expect Russia to veto Saturday's vote at the U.N., while supporters say 13 of the 15 Council members will approve the resolution. Meanwhile, China has not said how it will vote. If Moscow's close ally abstains, it would demonstrate Russia's extensive international isolation....................http://www.voanews.com/content/un-to-vote-on-crimea-resolution/1871773.html
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USA warnen vor Reisen nach Russland....
ReplyDeleteAngesichts der gespannten Lage wegen des Ukraine-Konflikts warnt das US-Außenministerium vor Reisen nach Russland. Es bestehe die Gefahr antiamerikanischer Aktionen in Russland, im Grenzgebiet der Ukraine könne es zudem zu militärischen Zusammenstößen kommen, hieß es in der Mitteilung vom Freitag...........http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/4436072/tote-bei-schiesserei-in-charkow.html
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