BANGKOK, Feb 26 (NNN-Bernama) —\u00a0Malaysia is seriously concerned over the escalation of conflict in Ukraine and strongly urges all parties involved\u00a0to immediately take steps to de-escalate and prevent loss of lives and devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said at this critical juncture, every effort should be redoubled to seek a peaceful and amicable solution to the conflict through dialogue and negotiation based on international law and the United Nations (UN) Charter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMalaysia will continue to support such efforts in the interest of maintaining regional and international peace and security, as well as promoting greater prosperity,\u201d he said at a press conference at the end of his three-day official visit to Thailand here Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that the UN Security Council must carry out its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said the Embassy of Malaysia in Kyiv is currently undertaking evacuation of the remaining eight Malaysian nationals and two of their foreign dependents from Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThirteen of our nationals had already left Ukraine in the past weeks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a special military operation in the Donbas region, eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following that, Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a state of emergency throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine has also announced the closure of its airspace for public use, due to the \u2018high risk\u2019 to civil aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia\u2019s military intervention in Ukraine entered its third day Saturday with the latest reports indicating that Russian troops were heading towards the capital, Kyiv, from several directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Putin ordered the military intervention Thursday, days after recognising two separatist-held enclaves in eastern Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He claimed that Moscow had no plan to occupy the neighbouring country but wanted to \u201cdemilitarise\u201d and \u201cdenasify\u201d Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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