North Korea has asked Russia to consider evacuating staff from its embassy in Pyongyang amid increasing tension on the Korean Peninsula, a spokesman for the Russian embassy told Reuters. #DPRK "unable to guarantee safety of embassies & international organizations in event of conflict from April 10." telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews… — Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) April 5, 2013 Russia said that there were no outward signs of tension in the North Korean capital, and is not planning to evacuate at this stage.