Switzerland can represent the interests of Ukraine on the territory of Russia/Channel 24 Collage
Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine agrees with Switzerland that the diplomats of this country represent the interests of Ukrainian citizens on the territory of the aggressor state.
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This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko in a comment on channel 24.
strong>The diplomatic department headed by Dmitry Kuleba is making every effort to protect Ukrainians in Russia.
Thousands of Ukrainians ended up in Russia without documents
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who were illegally taken out of Ukrainian cities and villages temporarily captured by the Russian army, including children, need help. Many of our citizens ended up on Russian territory without documents,” Nikolenko explained.
Now there are no Ukrainian diplomatic institutions on the territory of Russia. The President of Ukraine instructed the Foreign Ministry to reach an agreement with Switzerland on representing the interests of Ukrainian citizens.
How Ukraine's interests will be represented will be determined in the agreement
We chose this country because Swiss diplomats have extensive experience in implementing these functions. How exactly the interests will be represented will be determined in the deal.
Pay attention! According to the Vienna Convention, Moscow must provide consent for Switzerland to represent Ukraine's interests in Russia.