Published on 04/16/2022 14:29
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Despite the resumption of Russian bombings in Kyiv and the threat of a nuclear strike, the French embassy has decided to return to the Ukrainian capital on Friday April 15.
Since the afternoon of Friday, April 15, the French flag has been flying again in front of the French embassy in Kyiv (Ukraine). An iconic scene. “This means that France is again present in Kyiv, that the Ukrainian capital has not been conquered,” explains Étienne de Poncins, French ambassador in Kyiv.
At the beginning of March, the French embassy was relocated to Lviv in western Ukraine for security reasons. When we left we didn’t know if we would have the opportunity to come back. There was great concern, the city was surrounded by Russian forces. Today we come back because we believe that the security conditions have become acceptable, specifies Étienne de Poncins. Although some shops are reopening in the capital, authorities warn that the city is still at war.