Following a situation assessment held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a series of talks held by the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with relevant parties at the Munich Conference and events in eastern Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its call on Israeli citizens to leave the country immediately.
Flare-ups in Ukraine can be quick and difficult.
In order to assist Israeli citizens, the Foreign Ministry has decided to leave Ambassador Michael Brodsky and the embassy staff in Kiev for the time being and tomorrow (Sunday 20.2.22) exceptionally open the consular department at the embassy, in order to provide travel documents to citizens in need.
The opening hours tomorrow (Sunday) of the embassy in Kiev will be 10: 00-14: 00
The Foreign Ministry is following developments and also the decisions of the United States and the United Kingdom to evacuate their embassies in Kiev, and move to the city of Lvov, in order to preserve the life of the State of Israel’s emissaries in Ukraine while addressing Israeli citizens.