Kyiv, Feb 23 : Ukraine has urged its citizens to leave Russia immediately and has slapped sanctions on hundreds of Russians as fears of an imminent Russian invasion rises, officials informed on Wednesday. Ukraine’s foreign ministry issues an advisory in this regard urging its citizens not to travel to Russia for the moment and to those who were already to leave the country as early as possible, Al Jazeera reported. Ukraine’s parliament approved imposing sanctions on 351 Russian citizens, 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 in the breakaway regions, amidst rising tension.
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