U-N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [[goo-TAIR-esh]] spoke on Monday (February 14) with the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine and says based on his own analysis, there will not be a conflict.
Despite several countries including the United States and Australia recalling their diplomatic staff and citizens from Ukraine, Mr Dujarric says the UN has no plans to evacuate or relocate any of its more than 1,600 staff.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the nation in a bid to calm the population amid threats of a possible Russian invasion this week.
The Kremlin signalled on Monday that it was ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its neighbour within days.
Despite warnings from Washington, London and elsewhere that Russian troops could move on Ukraine at a moment's notice, a meeting on Monday between Mr Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested otherwise.
The Biden administration says an invasion could happen at any moment, with a possible target date of Wednesday.
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