The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, agreed with Switzerland on the representation of Ukrainian interests in Russia. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is making every effort to protect the interests of Ukrainian citizens in Russia. 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,” the department notes..

The Foreign Ministry explained the choice in favor of Switzerland with its extensive experience in performing such functions..

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The representation mechanism will be governed by a bilateral agreement. Russia must also provide its consent.

The Foreign Ministry thanked the Swiss government and reminded that there are no Ukrainian diplomatic institutions on the territory of Russia.

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Earlier, Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Syria..