It’s reported that Russia is ordering all of its officials to fly home any relatives living abroad amid heightened tensions over the prospect of global war. Politicians and high-ranking figures are said to have received a warning from president Vladimir Putin to bring their loved-ones home to the ‘Motherland’, according to local media.
This comes after Putin cancelled a planned visit to France amid a furious row over Moscow’s role in the Syrian conflict and just days after it emerged the Kremlin had moved nuclear-capable missiles nearer to the Polish border.
Also, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that the world is at a ‘dangerous point’ due to rising tensions between Russia and the US.
Relations between Russia and the US are at their lowest since the Cold War and have soured in recent days after Washington pulled the plug on Syria talks and accused Russia of hacking attacks.