Jeff arrived at Kiev airport four hours before his flight from Ukraine departed for Prague, Czech Republic on Monday, February 14. “I just want to be somewhere safe. I feel better now”explains the 27-year-old American, who will later join his native Georgia.
The United States, like some forty countries including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Japan, recommends that their citizens leave Ukrainian territory. The threat of an armed conflict with neighboring Russia crystallizes tensions.
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So Jeff packed his suitcase in a hurry, like many other travelers at the airport. “I am very worried. A lot is happening in the United States but we have never experienced a war”says this professional basketball player, who signed a contract with the Kiev club just seven months ago.
“It doesn’t matter how much money I make. What matters is my safety and my life. I feel like I’m doing what’s best for me.”
Jeff, 27-year-old American basketball playerat franceinfo
If Jeff chose to leave, CK did not. “We follow the orders of the government. It’s a law: so I have to go”testifies this head of a company in electronics.
South Korea is forcing its citizens to leave Ukraine. “I’m going to Poland and I’m going to stay there, but I don’t know for how long”he says as he set up his business in Ukraine five years ago. “SIf the government allows us to come back next week, I’ll be back.”
For this, the airlines will have to continue to provide the links. This is no longer the case for KLM since this weekend but, for the moment, Air France is maintaining its flights.