Joe Biden urged US citizens to urgently leave Ukraine

"American citizens should leave now. It's not the same as dealing with a terrorist organization. We are dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It's a completely different situation and things can get crazy fast", - Biden said.

On February 1, Canadian authorities also called on fellow citizens to leave Ukraine for security reasons due to the “threat of an aggravation on the border with Russia”. At the same time, they are invited to leave the danger zone at their own expense.

The leadership of Japan warned its citizens against traveling to the troubled region.

Earlier, the State Department decided to evacuate its diplomats from the territory of Ukraine. This decision was made against the backdrop of the threat of a war in Ukraine. American citizens were urged to leave the country immediately.