Hnapel (CC BY-SA 4.0) The United States is not "at this time" organizing an evacuation of American citizens from Ukraine despite rising fears of an unspecified military action by Russia, a State Department spokesperson said Saturday.

In the event matters deteriorate, however, "American citizens should not anticipate that there will be U.S. government-sponsored evacuations," the spokesperson said, speaking on grounds of anonymity.

"Currently, commercial flights are available to support departures."The State Department had already advised U.S. citizens not to travel to Ukraine due to concerns about Covid-19. A department website also urges them "to reconsider travel due to increased threats from […]

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