European Union States Agree to Admit Kenyans Fleeing Ukraine Following Russia Invasion
European Union (EU) member states neighboring Ukraine have agreed to admit Kenyans fleeing the country following Russia’s invasion.
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau successfully negotiated with the EU States on Friday to open their borders to Kenyans fleeing Ukraine.
There are 201 Kenyans currently in Ukraine, with 18 of them being permanent residents while the rest are students at various learning institutions in the Eastern European nation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Kenyans have been advised to make an assessment as to their circumstances and to take necessary precaution and/or make arrangements to leave as they deem fit in light of their own circumstances,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry says all Kenyans in Ukraine have been accounted for but some are finding it difficult to seek refuge in Poland due to Visa restrictions at various border points.
In an earlier statement, the government advised Kenyans living and studying in Ukraine to urgently exit the nation and stay away until further notice. “Those wishing to remain are strongly advised to exercise increased caution,” read the statement.
Russian troops invaded Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent states.
Ukraine says at least 137 people, including civilians and soldiers, have been killed since Russia launched the attacks in the early hours of Thursday.
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Putin take Ukraine
Xi jinping Take Taiwan
Museveni take Kenya
It's history
Putin take Ukraine
Xi jinping Take Taiwan
Museveni take Kenya
It's history
Putin is kicking Biden butts really bad. SENILE BIDEN should retire to Young Turks to handle PUTIN.
@rotten, you’re not only rotten, you’re dumb. These are Fox News talking points, you dumb negro. Mafi ya kuku Wewe.
This @rotten Ana bweka bweka Kama mbwa! He is a useless Trish! Little to no 🧠 brain matter.
In every Negative there's a Positive
Racism is truly global all this fuss over a small European country yet when governments collapse in Africa life goes on as usual only Reuters reports and CNN sometimes because of pressure and even then some of the reporting is inaccurate or biased.
GUEST: The coverage of Ukraine has nothing to do with racism but everything to do with two giants fighting to control the world; Russia and the US. If Russia invades tiny Comoro Islands you would be amazed at the amount of coverage that would elicit.
This is just commercialization of WAR.
Some powerful Russian companies will mint BILLIONS from this.
How many AMERICAN companies have benefited from the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq??
Again, America showed the world that it okay to lie and go to war. That's exactly what Putin has done.
Also Russia wants to show Americans how war is fought...but the toughest of them all are Afghanistans. [ They won against Russia and America].