Britain has urged its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible. “We urge British nationals in Ukraine to leave the country via commercial routes as long as they are available,” the Foreign Office said in London on Friday evening. The government also strongly advises against all trips to the ex-Soviet republic.
The deployment of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border has increased the risk of military action, it said as a reason. That is why other employees of the embassy would also be withdrawn, it said. Earlier, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said during a visit to Moscow that Russian troop strength on the Ukrainian border would allow an immediate attack on the neighboring country.