On February 11, the UK Foreign Office asked its citizens to leave Ukraine “immediately”, joining other countries that have done the same, such as the United States, South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and Israel. All this in the midst of geopolitical tension due to the accumulation of Russian soldiers near the country’s border.
It’s a statement, the British authorities have considered that its citizens “should leave” while the commercial means for it are still available. “The safety of our nationals is our highest priority, that is why we have updated our travel alert,” justified a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by Europa Press.
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There are more than 15 countries that have made the decision to recommend that their citizens leave Ukrainian territory.
On January 24, the announcement was made by the US government, which ordered the families of US diplomats in Kiev to leave the country “due to the persistent threat of a Russian military operation.” At the time, the State Department urged US citizens residing in Ukraine that they “should consider” leaving the country.
For their part, the authorities of the Netherlands called on their citizens to leave Ukraine as soon as possible, as reported by the country’s ambassador in Kiev, Jennes de Mol. “Dutch people in Ukraine must leave the country as soon as possible”he has pointed out, as the BNR station has collected.
South Korea has also banned its citizens from traveling to all regions of Ukraine and has urged South Koreans there to leave the country “immediately”. Meanwhile, Australia has ordered the departure of the last officials from its embassy in Kiev, in the face of the increasing deployment of Russian troops on the border, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced.
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The Ukrainian government promised this Sunday, February 13, to keep the airspace open, but the day before, the Dutch company KLM suspended all links that fly over this country.
The evacuation followed similar announcements issued from Belgium, which advised its citizens to leave Ukraine and also avoid trips to this country, as announced by the Foreign Ministry. “Citizens who are in Ukraine and whose presence is not absolutely necessary are advised to leave the country,” the ministry said on its website.
Germany recommended last Saturday, February 12, to its citizens, whose presence was not “imperative” in Ukraine, to leave the country in a “short term” since a military conflict is not ruled out, indicated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by the AFP agency.
Total, There are more than 15 countries that have made the decision to recommend that their citizens leave Ukrainian territory to avoid being trapped in the middle of a war between Russia and Ukraine. Greece, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Iran and Spain are also some of the countries that recently joined this request.
It should be noted that the European Union (EU) reported that it will allow non-essential diplomatic personnel to leave Ukraine, following reviewing the situation in the country. As confirmed by the EU Foreign Affairs spokesman, Peter Stano, non-essential diplomatic personnel will have the opportunity to “telework from outside the country”, as reported by the AFP agency.
With 130,000 Russian soldiers concentrated on the Ukrainian border, the United States warns that a Russian invasion might come “at any time and without warning.” Germany described the situation as “critical” this Sunday.
*With information from AFP and Europa Press.
