U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine after it closed three months ago, about ten days before Russia’s aggression began.
American diplomatic personnel fled from Poland, primarily to provide assistance and to respond to the asylum requests of thousands of Ukrainian refugees who had fled the war.
It seems that the departure of Russian forces from the kyiv region in northern Ukraine and the stabilization of the front in the Donbass and the south of the country brought relative security and sufficient stability to the capital.to resume activities that diplomatic.
Today, we officially resume operations at the US Embassy in Kyiv. Ukrainian citizens, with our help, have defended their homeland against irresponsible aggression in Russia. As a result, Stars and Stripes once again flew over the Embassy.said the head of American diplomacy in a press release.
Asked by Reuters about what to do next, U.S. embassy spokesman in kyiv Daniel Langenkamp explained, that the resumption of activities will gradually take place at the U.S. embassy. A small number of diplomats will first return to diplomatic missions.
For now, consular operations remain suspended., he said. The US State Department’s warning not to travel to Ukraine remains in effect.
Faced with Russia’s impending offensive, the United States decided on February 14 to move its embassy to the city of Lviv, near the Polish border, before evacuating all its personnel to Poland.
During a visit to kyiv on April 24, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the gradual return of an American diplomatic presence in Ukraine.
Bridget Brink, the new ambassador to Ukraine whose appointment still needs to be approved by the Senate, will also soon take up her position in kyiv.
Antony Blinken, for his part, ensured the deployment of additional steps to strengthen the security of US diplomats in Ukraine, without providing further details.
Canada, which also temporarily moved its consulate services to Lviv and then to Poland following the Russian offensive, reopened its embassy in kyiv three days ago. Ambassador Larisa Galadza continued her diplomatic duties there.
Source: Radio-Canada
