The US State Department explained yesterday’s message from the American embassy about the call to immediately leave Ukraine. Such a step is explained by the priority of the safety of their citizens and their regular notification of security in real time. The representative of the US State Department of the US State Department told about this in the commentary of RBC-Ukraine.
“The State Department of the United States has no higher priority than the security of US citizens abroad. We strive to provide US citizens with clear, timely and reliable information about each country of the world so that they can make reasonable decisions about the trip,” the publication explains.
That is, in this way, the Embassy and Consulate of the United States abroad issue warning if necessary to inform US citizens about specific events and changes taking place at the local level in real time.
The representative of the State Department of the United States emphasized that Travel Advisory Level (Security level for trips) for Ukraine remains at the level of 4: “Do not travel”.
So, information for travelers contains formulations about ongoing messages that US citizens are identified and delayed by the Russian military in Ukraine, as well as during evacuation by land through the territory occupied by Russia or to Russia and Belarus.
He emphasized that the information for travelers also reminds US citizens that they should not go to Ukraine, and gives specific advice to US citizens who will decide to go to Ukraine, despite this,
“The State Department continues to call all US citizens to immediately leave Ukraine, if it is safe using any commercial or other private ground transport,” says the representative of the State Department.
At the same time, he called on special attention to routes and risks associated with trips, since Ukrainian roads are overloaded and subject to hostilities in many cases, and infrastructure, such as bridges, was destroyed in some places.
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“Shelter in place may remain the best option for some,” added a representative of the State Department.