Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kyiv urges citizens to leave Russia
Warning comes as Western powers say Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine has started with moves in Donbas. Ukraine has urged its citizens to leave Russia and has slapped sanctions on hundreds of Russians as war fears rise. In an advisory note issued on Wednesday, Ukraine’s foreign ministry recommended that nationals “refrain from any trips” to the country and said those who were already there should depart “immediately”. Russia’s recognition of two areas of eastern Ukraine as independent has further inflamed one of Europe’s worst security crises in decades The warning came as Ukraine’s parliament approved imposing sanctions on 351 Russians, including lawmakers who supported President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognise eastern Ukraine’s self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as independent and deploy troops to the breakaway regions. Ukraine’s parliament votes to give permission for civilians to carry firearms Ukraine’s parliament has voted to approve in the first reading a draf...