The Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine and the Georgian consulates in the Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Donetsk have switched to an emergency working mode due to a "high risk of further escalation in Ukraine," the Georgian foreign ministry announced earlier today.

The ministry said it closely monitored the ongoing processes in Ukraine and remained in contact with its colleagues from the country.

We call on the Georgian citizens [in Ukraine] to keep in contact with the Georgian embassy [to Ukraine] in order to receive operative information, as well as to get logistic and informational support in case they decide to leave the Ukrainian territory," the ministry said.

A hotline has also been activated for the citizens of Georgia in Ukraine, operating through the number +380 (63) 376 77 68; +380 (93) 761 17 17.

The US and the EU member states have urged their citizens to evacuate from Ukraine as Russia has deployed over 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border.

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