Russia (bbabo.net), - The Russian tricolor no longer flies over the Russian embassy in Kiev. According to Interfax, the flag was lowered today.
This happened as part of the announced evacuation of the personnel of Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine. According to TASS with reference to the representative of the embassy, this process has already begun, standard steps are being taken in such a situation, including the destruction of papers.
As the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the day before, the decision to evacuate the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Ukraine was made by the Russian leadership "to protect their lives and safety." "In the current circumstances, our first priority is to take care of Russian diplomats and employees of the embassy and consulates general," they noted on Smolenskaya Square, recalling the Russophobic policy pursued by Kiev in recent years.
"Since 2014, the Russian embassy in Kiev and the consulates general of our country in Odessa, Lvov and Kharkov have been repeatedly attacked. Provocations were regularly staged against the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Kiev, harm was caused to the health of its head, and damage was caused to the property of the Center. Objects "Russian diplomats also became aggressive. They received threats of physical violence. Their vehicles were set on fire. Contrary to their obligations under the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations, the Kiev authorities did not react to what was happening," the Foreign Ministry noted.
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