The Government of Ecuador assured that it is carrying out actions in favor of compatriots living in Ukraine, a country to which Russia decided to send its military troops.

The Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Juan Carlos Holguín, in a file photograph.

According to President Guillermo Lasso, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry has made contact with the majority of compatriots, facilitating mechanisms for transfers to neighboring countries such as Poland.

He indicated that there is also concern about a significant number of Ecuadorians who live in Russia and who are mainly in the area of ​​​​the limits with Ukraine.

Ecuador believes in multilateralism and is willing to respect and support the decisions made by the United Nations Security Council, he said at the Carondelet Palace.

Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín, on February 22, reported through his Twitter account that there are 538 Ecuadorians in Ukraine, most of them, 238, in the capital Kiev.

Lasso said that 700 Ecuadorians live in that nation.

Speaking to the CNN television network, Dagmar Narváez, an Ecuadorian who lives in Kiev, indicated that there are no flights available to leave the country and is looking for other means to leave. (I).