Seven of the nine Uruguayans who remained in Ukraine until Saturday have already crossed the border this Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement. Two of them went to Moldova and another five to Poland, the Foreign Ministry detailed.
Meanwhile, there are still two Uruguayans in the territory, while the Russian advance on their neighboring country continues. One of the Uruguayans is based in the city of Lviv, one of the regions furthest to the west and therefore far from the Russian border. The other is in border territory with Poland and “its crossing is imminent,” the ministry explained.
“Both are in good health and in permanent contact with the Compatriot Assistance and Community Services Office, as well as with the consular section of the Embassy of the Republic in Finland. It is estimated that both compatriots will leave in the next few hours,” assured the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry.
One of the Uruguayans living in Moldova is soccer player Carlos María De Pena, a Dynamo Kiev player, who traveled 17 hours by train to reach the town of Chernivtsi, which also borders Romania.
The warlike conflict promoted by Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world on edge as nations continue to impose economic sanctions on the eastern giant. The White House, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada signaled in a joint statement their determination to “continue to impose costs on Russia that will further isolate it from the international financial system and our economies.”
