“Cynical maneuver” characterized by USA the announcement evacuation areas Eastern Ukraine and the transfer of citizens to Russia, considering that it is part of the preparation of a military attack from the Moscow.
“It is cynical and cruel to use people as pawns to divert people’s attention away from the fact that Russia is stepping up its forces in the face of an attack,” said a State Department spokesman on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
“Such statements are a new attempt to hide the fact, through lies and misinformation, that Russia is the attacking party in this conflict,” he added.
The pro-Russian separatists announced earlier that women, children and the elderly will initially leave the area. They blame it Kiev that it is planning an invasion, after the new conflicts in the region, something that Ukraine categorically denies.
Russian television channels showed footage from the evacuation operation, such as children gathered in the yard of an orphanage.
Clashes have erupted in the last 48 hours along the border, with Ukrainians and separatists blaming each other for who is responsible. Around 18.00 today, a car was blown up near the headquarters of the “government” of the self-proclaimed “People’s Republic of Donetsk».
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