The US embassy in Russia : American citizens leave immediately

The US embassy in Russia has urged US citizens to leave the country "immediately":  this is what can be read in a statement from the diplomatic headquarters published online cited by Ansa. US citizens who "reside or travel to Russia should leave immediately", reads the note, which invites "to exercise greater caution due to the risk of illegal detention". The Embassy also urges US citizens "not to travel to Russia due to the unforeseeable consequences of the unprovoked and large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and detention of US citizens by security concerns of the Russian government, the arbitrary application of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy's limited ability to assist US citizens in Russia, and the possibility of terrorism."