US Seeks to Reopen Its Embassy in Kiev: White House
The US is seeking to reopen its embassy in Kiev, but this issue is still under consideration because it is necessary to ensure safety of diplomats, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a briefing on Monday.
"Well, certainly that’s our objective is to open it (the embassy). But what we are evaluating is, obviously, security considerations and when the State Department is prepared to do that," she said commenting the decision of Spain to resume the work of its diplomatic mission in Kiev, following Italy, France and a number of other European countries, TASS reported.
"Obviously, having a diplomatic presence on the ground is important," Psaki assured.
But it is the State Department, that should give its recommendation regarding "who should go first" and "how many people and when," she added.
"But it’s all done through the State Department," Psaki said.
Earlier, the State Department reported that the bulk of the US diplomatic mission in Ukraine is working from Poland. Prior to this, the United States temporarily moved its embassy from Kiev to Lvov.