The British government has decided to temporarily relocate some embassy staff and their relatives from Kyiv to Lviv, where they will open an office to provide consular services. This was reported on the British government’s website.
It was noted that the embassy in Kyiv remains open, but it won’t be able to provide consular assistance. The fact that the British mission remains in the capital of Ukraine was stated by the British Ambassador Melinda Simmons on her Twitter.
At the office in Lviv, the citizens will be served only by appointment. Amid a possible Russian invasion, Britain has called on its citizens to leave Ukraine.
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It will be recalled that the US Embassy has already moved to Lviv. Given the deteriorating security situation due to the accumulation of Russian troops at the border, the governments of several countries immediately decided to move their embassies to Lviv. In particular, we are talking about Australia, Canada and Germany.
Translated by Vitalii Holich
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