 Meantime, the federal government is planning a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine, a mid-escalating crisis in the country as accorded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now, weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who had massed between 150,000 and 200,000 troops along the borders of Ukraine. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been reassured by the Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine of the safety of Nigerians and measures being undertaken to keep them safe and facilitate evacuation of those who wish to leave. The Nigerian Mission has confirmed that military action by Russian has been confined to military installations.