The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, explained the reduction in the staff of Russian employees of the embassy in Kiev and consulates general in Lvov, Odessa and Kharkov.

She recalled that rumors about the "evacuation" of Russian diplomats appeared in the Western media last month. According to Zakharova, this was done to create an information cover so that time the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and other countries began to take embassy employees and their families out of the country.

The representative of the ministry added that from this it can be concluded that the Western countries, apparently, are aware of “some military actions being prepared in Ukraine that can significantly complicate the security situation.”

“In this situation, fearing possible provocations by the Kiev regime or third countries, we actually decided to somewhat optimize the staffing of Russian foreign missions in Ukraine. We draw your attention to the fact that our embassies and consulates will continue to perform their main functions, ”her words are quoted in the Telegram channel of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Earlier, the media reported that Russian diplomats began to leave Kiev. Later, the Russian embassy said that diplomatic missions continue to work on the territory of Ukraine.

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