Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin announced that the Philippines will be setting up its own embassy in Ukraine.
Locsin announced this plan in a tweet after his meeting with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senik to discuss the countries’ bilateral ties and Russia’s war with Ukraine.
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“I’m setting up a Philippine Embassy of its own to Ukraine but can’t keep my promise to be physically present in Kyiv,” he said.
“All Ukraine is a no fly zone; 19 hour train service is irrregular depending on hostilities,” he added.
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No other details on the embassy plans have been revealed by the DFA as of this writing.
The Philippines previously voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
