Turkey is moving its embassy in Ukraine to the western city of Chernivtsi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Friday.
Bilgiç’s announcement came as the Russian military tries to encircle Ukraine’s capital city.
“We are evacuating embassy staff for security reasons,” an official, who wished to remain anonymous, told AFP.
The city of Chernivtsi is located near the Romanian border.
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