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EU mission advises non-essential staff to leave Ukraine, US citizens told to depart
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BRUSSLES, 12 February 2022, (TON): A spokesman said “the European Union has told non-essential staff from its diplomatic mission in Ukraine that they should leave the country, but has not issued an evacuation order.”
The European decision comes after the United States and Britain urged their nationals to leave Ukraine, after the White House warned that it believes Russian forces are in a position to invade within days.
Peter Stano said “we continue to assess the situation as it develops in line with the duty of care we have toward our staff and in close consultation and coordination with the EU member states.”
“We are not evacuating. For the time being, the non-essential staff have been given the opportunity to telework from outside the country.”
The White House said US citizens should leave Ukraine ‘in the next 24 to 48 hours’.
The European Union has had a delegation in Kyiv since 1993, to promote ties between the bloc and Ukraine. The current EU ambassador is Estonian diplomat Matti Maasikas.
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