NATO temporarily closes office in Kiev, relocates staff

NATO has decided to temporarily close its Kiev office and transfer the staff to Brussels and Lviv, but the alliance’s mission in Ukraine still functions, a NATO representative said

The alliance is monitoring and assessing the situation around Ukraine and taking the precautions needed, the representative wrote in an e-mail to Norway’s Verdens Gang (VG) newspaper.

The security of the employees is the top-priority for NATO, so the staff moved to Lviv and Brussels. The offices are still operational in Ukraine, the official added, according to VG.

The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia announced last week their decision to move their embassies from the Ukrainian capital to the country’s western city of Lviv over the security situation. Norway has not done so yet, and is closely watching the developments, the newspaper added.

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