“I look with great concern at recent developments.
Due to the serious and unpredictable security situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now, like the Nordic countries and several other EU countries, advises against all travel to Ukraine ", says Foreign Minister Ann Linde in a comment.
She further writes:
Swedes who are in Ukraine are urged to leave the country.
The Swedish Embassy in Kiev's opportunities to provide consular support and the opportunities to leave Ukraine at a later stage may be hampered.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continuously reviews and adapts the travel advice in close contact with the Nordic countries and the EU ”.
Unclear about embassy staff
Neither Ann Linde's press secretary nor the Foreign Ministry's press service can currently answer the question of whether the call to leave the country also applies to embassy staff.
According to the Swedish embassy in the capital Kiev, it is estimated that between 200 and 300 Swedes are in Ukraine.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also urges on-site Swedes to exercise great caution and follow developments via local and international media, to continuously access the embassy's travel information via the UD Resklar or Sweden Abroad app and to register on the embassy's Swedish list / list of Swedes in the country.
Swedes who are no longer in Ukraine are urged to deregister from the Swedish list ", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes in its press release.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is also tightening up the travel advice.