Spain to reopen embassy in Kyiv, prime minister says
Spain will reopen its embassy in Kyiv "shortly," Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, the latest country to return its diplomats to the Ukrainian capital after the withdrawal of Russian forces.
The country's diplomatic delegation was evacuated from the Ukrainian capital to Poland shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th.
"We will reopen the Spanish embassy in Kyiv in Ukraine shortly, in the coming days, as another show of the commitment of the Spanish government, of Spanish society, with the people of Ukraine," Sanchez said during an interview with private television Antena 3.
Spain is providing support to Ukraine through military equipment, humanitarian aid and by welcoming Ukrainian refugees.
Turkey has moved its embassy in Ukraine back to Kyiv after relocating it to Chernivtsi near the Romanian border.
READ ALSO: Spanish village changes its name to Ukraine
France announced last week that its embassy would return to Kyiv from the western city of Lviv.
Russian diplomats expelled
Earlier this month, Spain had expelled 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The unbearable images we have seen of the massacre of civilians in the town of Bucha after the withdrawal of the Russian army deeply outrage us,” Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in a reference to a town outside Kyiv.
The Russian diplomats and staff “represent a threat to the interest of the country” and they will be expelled “immediately”, he told a news conference following a weekly cabinet meeting.
“We are talking about a group of around 25 people, we are completing the list,” he said.
See Also
The country's diplomatic delegation was evacuated from the Ukrainian capital to Poland shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th.
"We will reopen the Spanish embassy in Kyiv in Ukraine shortly, in the coming days, as another show of the commitment of the Spanish government, of Spanish society, with the people of Ukraine," Sanchez said during an interview with private television Antena 3.
Spain is providing support to Ukraine through military equipment, humanitarian aid and by welcoming Ukrainian refugees.
Turkey has moved its embassy in Ukraine back to Kyiv after relocating it to Chernivtsi near the Romanian border.
READ ALSO: Spanish village changes its name to Ukraine
France announced last week that its embassy would return to Kyiv from the western city of Lviv.
Russian diplomats expelled
Earlier this month, Spain had expelled 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The unbearable images we have seen of the massacre of civilians in the town of Bucha after the withdrawal of the Russian army deeply outrage us,” Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in a reference to a town outside Kyiv.
The Russian diplomats and staff “represent a threat to the interest of the country” and they will be expelled “immediately”, he told a news conference following a weekly cabinet meeting.
“We are talking about a group of around 25 people, we are completing the list,” he said.
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.