The Department of Foreign Affairs is urging Irish citizens to leave Ukraine “immediately by commercial means”. Up till now, the Government had been advising against all non-essential travel to Ukraine, however that advice has now changed.
In a statement issued this afternoon, the department said it has upgraded travel advice for Irish people in Ukraine “following intensive consultations overnight and this morning with EU partners in Kyiv and Brussels, and with other partners”. “We advise against all travel to Ukraine and ask citizens currently in Ukraine to leave immediately by commercial means.”
Fourteen babies are due to be born by surrogate in Ukraine between now and May, according to Senator Mary Seery-Kearney.The department said it will continue to provide support to each of these individuals and families with advice relevant to their particular situation.
The US has warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin in days, this is rising tension.
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