Greek ambassador: “Expatriates living in Ukraine are safe”

The Greek ambassador in Kiev Vasilis Papadopoulos reported that the Greek expatriates in Ukraine are safe, as there were no incidents reported in Mariupol and Odessa...

28.02.2014 10:50

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Greek ambassador: “Expatriates living in Ukraine are safe”

epaselect epa04102176 Protesters sit on a military vehicle near the Ukrainian Parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, 27 February 2014. Ukraine warned Russia to keep its armed forces on the Crimea peninsula inside their bases, after pro-Russian self defence forces seized regional government buildings. Any troop movements outside their agreed territory will be considered 'military aggression,' acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov told the parliament. The Ukrainian parliament was due to appoint Arseniy Yatsenyuk, a key figure in the protests that led to the ousting of president Viktor Yanukovych, as interim prime minister on 27 February. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO (File: 13717688.jpg )

28.02.2014 10:50

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The Greek ambassador in Kiev Vasilis Papadopoulos reported that the Greek expatriates in Ukraine are safe, as there were no incidents reported in Mariupol and Odessa...

The Greek ambassador in Kiev Vasilis Papadopoulos reported that the Greek expatriates in Ukraine are safe, as there were no incidents reported in Mariupol and Odessa, where the largest Greek communities are based. About 150,000 Greeks are reported to live in Ukraine.

Mr. Papadopoulos explained on SKAI TV that the Greeks are not in any danger “but they feel a bit weird with the opposition’s dominance”, since they live in areas where the recently-ousted president Victor Yanukovych was popular.

The ambassador also addressed concerns about the abolition of a 2012 law regarding languages used by minorities (including Russian, Romanian and Hungarian) and explained that this only affects the use of Greek in the Ukrainian administration.

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