In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the embassy in the neighboring country is operating as usual. At the same time, Ottawa intends to strengthen the diplomatic corps in Kiev with employees with experience in the field of security sector reform, conflict resolution, democratic reforms , consular services and diplomacy. At the same time, the diplomatic mission continues to work. Foreign Ministry: Canada has decided to recall ordinary employees from the embassy in Ukraine At the same time, Ottawa intends to strengthen the diplomatic corps in Kiev with employees with experience in areas such as security sector reform, conflict resolution. Later, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the United States had information about Moscow preparing to evacuate the families of diplomats from Ukraine at the end of December & mdash; early January. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was disappointed in the actions of the countries. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the recall of children of diplomatic workers from Ukraine

View of the building of the Canadian embassy in Kiev
Canada recalls the rank and file employees of the embassy in Ukraine, according to the website of the country's Foreign Ministry. “Canada has decided to temporarily withdraw line staff and remaining children from the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine,” — The report says. The New York Times wrote that Russia demanded that its diplomats at the consulates in Kiev and Lvov leave the country. As tensions escalate, Kiev needs support from allies on the ground, he said. On January 31, she will meet with her Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov. Subscribe to Instagram RBC Get news faster than anyone else

Источник rbc.ru As reported in the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the United States, Great Britain, Australia and Germany notified Kiev about the departure of some diplomats and family members. Meanwhile, Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand arrived in Ukraine on a two-day visit, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said. On January 25, the Canadian Foreign Ministry announced its decision
to return the children of embassy employees under the age of 18 and their accompanying people because of the situation around Ukraine.