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Netherlands moves Ukraine embassy to Poland

26.02.2022 13:00
The Dutch foreign affairs ministry on Saturday said it was moving its embassy staff from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to Jarosław, across the border in Poland, due to deteriorating security.
Town Hall and market square in Jarosław.
Town Hall and market square in Jarosław.Photo: Krystian Cieślik, Wikipedia

The move came after the Russian invasion on Ukraine entered the third day on Saturday since Russian leader Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion that has killed hundreds of people, forced more than 100,000 to flee Ukraine into Poland in just 48 hours and sparked fears of a wider conflict in Europe.

Prior to the Russian invasion, The Hague had already moved its embassy from Kyiv to Lviv, 70 kilometres from the Polish border in the west of Ukraine last Sunday.

The Netherlands had advised its citizens to leave Ukraine on February 12.

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Source: AFP