Winds of war are still blowing strong over Ukraine despite various diplomatic attempts to avoid an invasion that, according to American sources, could take place on February 16 by Russia.
Yesterday Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone but no breakthrough would come from the interview. A conversation that lasted an hour in which Washington and Moscow substantially reaffirmed their positions.
Meanwhile, more and more countries are inviting their own personnel present in Ukraine to leave the state "as a precaution", including Italy. After an extraordinary meeting of the Crisis Unit, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio announced the decisions: the approximately 2,000 Italians living in Ukraine - most of them are in the capital Kiev - are invited to return to their homeland. While those in Italy are asked to postpone non-essential trips. "Another The arrangement made - Di Maio said - is to bring back all the staff of our diplomatic headquarters in Kiev, which is not essential. "The embassy, however, remains" fully operational ".
On the international front, the Pentagon has recently denied the news circulated yesterday concerning an American submarine that would have entered Russian waters.
(Unioneonline / ss)
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