“I can confirm that the Deputy Head of Mission and Embassy staff visited Lviv today, where they continued their cooperation with key Ukrainian partners,” Price said.

He noted that the United States intends to restore its diplomatic presence in Ukraine.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during a visit to Kyiv that American diplomatic workers could return to Kyiv this week.

In late February, the State Department urged non-critical American diplomats to leave Ukraine.

In addition, the department said that the US Embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily transferred from Kyiv to Lvov.