The US Embassy in Russia released a statement about this on its website. American diplomacy recalled that since September 21, military mobilization has been underway with the Russian armed forces.
The ad says that Russia can prevent dual nationals from leaving the country and enrolling them in the army. At the same time, the institution admits that it has serious limitations in the scope of assistance to its citizens, including the provision of transport.
“Commercial flight options are currently very limited and often unavailable on such short notice. Road and bus routes are still open,” wrote a statement on the Embassy’s website.
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The US diplomatic mission also recalled that Russia does not guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. “Avoid everything demonstration political or social events and do not photograph services at these events. Russian authorities have arrested US citizens who participated in the protests, according to the press release.
Poland, Estonia and Bulgaria call for leaving Russia
The United States is another country calling on its citizens to leave Russia. Previously, the Estonian, Bulgarian and Polish authorities issued a similar appeal to compatriots residing in the Russian Federation.
In a statement, the Polish Foreign Ministry said all travel to Russia, including for business purposes and urgent family matters, is discouraged.
“We are ensuring the suspension of direct air links between Poland and Russia and very limited travel options to/from Poland, lack of or extremely limited access to allocated funds in Poland (e.g. inability to use Polish payment cards), as well as actions local services, such as arbitrary arrests, searches mobile phones and the potential impossibility of leaving Russia in the event of dual nationality,” he said. resort in ad.
The ministry reminded that due to the significantly reduced number of diplomatic and consular personnel in Russia, the possibility of providing direct consular assistance to Polish citizens is very limited.
“In the event of a drastic deterioration in the security situation, border closures or other unforeseen situations, evacuation may prove to be considerably difficult or even impossible” – it was written.
Polish diplomacy recommended following announcements on the Ministry’s website and on the websites of Polish missions in Russia, as well as reporting your stay in the “Odysseus” system. “We recommend Polish citizens staying on the territory of the Russian Federation to leave its territory with commercial and private means available” – it was announced.
