British Embassy building in KievKYIV, Feb 12 The British Embassy in Kiev continues to work, Ambassador country, Melinda Simmons said that she continues to work with the main team. Earlier, the US State Department allowed the voluntary departure from Ukraine of part of the employees of the American embassy in Kiev and members of the families of diplomats. At the same time, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, noted that the EU countries are not going to evacuate diplomatic missions from Ukraine, and urged not to dramatize the situation. Later, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that only the United States, Great Britain, Australia and Germany notified the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of their intention to evacuate family members of their diplomats from Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. «I remain in Kiev and continue to work there with the main team The embassy continues to work,» she wrote on Twitter.
I am staying in Kyiv and continue to work there with a core team. The embassy remains operational. https://t.co/WWvIz4uIT4
— Melinda Simmons (@MelSimmonsFCDO) February 12, 2022