French diplomacy also calls on those in the areas most exposed to the risk of war in the east of the country to move away “without delay”.
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France calls its nationals “whose stay in Ukraine has no compelling reason” to leave the country, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saturday, February 19, in its travel advice. French diplomacy also calls on those in the areas most exposed to the risk of war in the east of the country to move away from them. “without delay”.
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Until now, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs only advised “defer all travel to Ukraine”. French people living in the administrative divisions of Kharkiv, Lugansk and Donetsk as well as in the Dnipro region, near Russia, are “called upon to leave these areas without delay”insists the Quai d’Orsay.
Because of “tensions created by the concentration of Russian troops on the borders of Ukraine” and of “the resurgence of ceasefire violations” in pro-Russian separatist areas, it is also recommended to “do not go to the border areas in the north and east of the country”is added.
Germany has also called on its nationals to leave “urgently” Ukraine and warned “against any displacement” in the country. German airline Lufthansa has announced the suspension of its flights to Kiev and Odessa from Monday until the end of February.