Finland urges citizens to leave Ukraine

Finland has urged its citizen to leave Ukraine immediately following the unpredictable security situation there.

Terming the situation in eastern Ukraine as very dangerous, the government also urged the people to be refrained from travelling to the country, according to a Foreign Ministry release issued late Friday night.

Different countries including United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Estonia, Norway, Latvia, the Netherlands, Japan and Israel also urged their citizen to leave the country immediately.

The security situation in Ukraine and its bordering areas became risky following military exercises launched by Russia in the Black Sea as well as Belarus.

Moscow has deployed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine's border but denies any intent to invade, according to international media reports.

Although some countries also started to evacuate their embassies staff from Kiev, Finland did not take any such decision yet.