UK pulls some UK Embassy staff from Ukraine

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UK pulls some UK Embassy staff from Ukraine

London UK January 24 ANI Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office FCDO pulled some UK Embassy staff and dependents from Kyiv in response to the growing threat from Russia, UK's travel advisory said in a statement.

The British Embassy will continue to provide essential work including providing consular assistance and support to British nationals in Ukraine.

The FCDO asked British nationals in Ukraine to register their presence there.

The advisory said that the Terrorist attacks in Ukraine can't be ruled out and asked people to be careful.

There has been a pattern of Russian military build-ups near Ukraine's eastern border and in illegally annexed Crimea since late March 2021. The advisory states that there has been significant media coverage of the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine since the beginning of November 2021.