Washington reopens its embassy in Kyiv
The United States has reopened its embassy in Kyiv after closing it for three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the State Department announced.
"The Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, defended their land in the face of an unreasonable Russian invasion, and as a result the American flag is once again flying over the embassy," Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement.
"We proudly stand with the Ukrainians and continue to support the government and people of Ukraine at a time when they are defending their country in the face of the Kremlin's cruel war of aggression," he added.
The United States closed its embassy in Kyiv on February 14, ten days before Russian forces entered across the border in an attempt to overthrow the Ukrainian government and replace it with a pro-Moscow one.
US diplomats continued to provide services from the city of Lviv, while at times they had to sleep in neighboring Poland due to security concerns.
The return to Kyiv comes after the Ukrainian forces succeeded in confronting Russian attempts to control northern Ukraine and the capital, while the war became concentrated in the east and south of the country.
"As we take this historic step, we have taken additional measures to enhance the safety of our colleagues returning to Kyiv and have strengthened our security procedures and protocols," Blinken said.
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