
The decision on the work of diplomats in Kyiv remains with the countries that have representative offices there, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the Foreign Ministry’s warning about the threat to their lives.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry previously stated that foreign diplomats in Kyiv are exposing their lives to mortal danger.
The decision on the work of diplomats in Kyiv remains with those countries that have their representative offices there. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov stated this to journalists, RIA Novosti reports.
This is how he commented on the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry that foreign citizens and diplomats who did not leave Kyiv are deliberately exposing their lives to mortal danger.
“A special military operation continues. Indeed, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense have repeatedly issued relevant warnings. The decision is up to those countries that have their diplomatic missions in Kyiv,” Peskov said.

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