Several hundred citizens of Latin American countries have been evacuated from Ukraine since the armed conflict with Russia began, others await assistance, some have decided to remain and others have moved away from the war scene on their own, their governments reported.
A part of the Latin Americans who lived in Ukraine at the outbreak of the war were evacuated by their governments by land and air, with the joint management of their chancelleries and embassies in Kiev and in several neighboring capitals.
Some Latin American countries, such as Chile and Uruguay lack physical diplomatic representation in Ukraineso they had to resort to the efforts of their embassies in neighboring nations, such as Poland and Romania.
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Others, such as Argentina, Brazil and Peru, arranged special operations with official vehicles and military planes to transport their citizens and even nationals from other Latin American countries that were able to join.
Brazil
There were about 500 Brazilians in Ukraine, according to the government. About 80 have already left the country, especially through Poland and Romania, with the help of embassy transport, and another hundred remain on Ukrainian soil. On Sunday, 39 people – 37 Brazilians and two Uruguayans – arrived at the Brazilian embassy in Bucharest, including footballers who play for Shakhtar Donetsk and their families.
Argentina
A total of 83 Argentines live in Ukraine and another 20 were temporarily in that country at the beginning of the Russian invasion, said the Foreign Ministry, which evacuated five couples who had come to Kiev to pick up their newborn surrogate children.
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The Argentine embassy in Kiev is one of the four Latin American diplomatic offices in Ukraine and works with countries in the region on a joint plan for the evacuation and assistance of citizens.
Chile
A total of 49 Chileans and their families have residence in Ukraine, registered at the Chilean consulate in Poland because the country does not have an embassy in Kiev.
The interim chancellor, Carolina Valdivia, offered an evacuation “through means of land transport” across the border with Poland.
Until Saturday, five Chileans had used that route and arrived safely in Polish territory, where they were assisted, reported President Sebastián Piñera. Another nine Chileans were near the border, in contact with the government.
Mexico
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that a plane from the Mexican Air Force arrived in Romania on Monday to evacuate Mexicans residing in Ukraine as soon as there are conditions for it.
According to information from the Foreign Ministry, there were 225 registered Mexicans, along with their families, before the invasion, according to the Foreign Ministry. A first group of 32 people, including Ukrainian relatives, left Kiev for the border two weeks ago. Last week, 22 people left for Romania.
Colombia
There are 222 Colombians in Ukraine and as of Sunday 76 had left the country, the Foreign Ministry said. Bogotá, through its embassy in Poland, organized the transfer of the displaced to shelters that, according to the Colombian government itself, it had been preparing for at least a month.
Peru
Some 320 Peruvians reside in Ukraine and at least 196 will be evacuated “at any time to the border with Poland,” where a plane from the Peruvian Air Force is waiting, leaving Lima as soon as the invasion was completed, the government reported.
Peruvians and their children born on Ukrainian soil without passports received a safe-conduct, Lima said.
Uruguay
The nine Uruguayans registered in Ukraine have already left the country through Poland and Moldova (seven crossed the border on Sunday and the remaining two on Monday), although the government does not rule out that there are more.
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Some already travel to other European destinations, others remain in Krakow (Poland) assisted by the embassy in Finland and the rest in Bucharest (Romania), also assisted by their embassy in that country.
Central America
The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry reported 10 Guatemalans in Ukraine and only one requested to be evacuated.
Nicaragua reported that there are 19 Nicaraguans who have lived in Ukraine for years, many of them naturalized, and that they are investigating the situation of another 28 who have legal resident status. “Our ambassador is in charge of communicating with each one of them and confirming if they are still there and if they require any support,” Vice President Rosario Murillo told official media.
Costa Rica has established contact with four family groups, which total 15 people. Of these, 9 are Costa Rican (5 men, 1 woman and 3 minors); six are Ukrainians with family ties to Costa Ricans. One of the families is already in transit to a European country. Two other Costa Ricans have also managed to leave Ukraine, according to the San José government.
Panama reported for its part that the six nationals of that country contacted in Ukraine “are well and out of danger.” (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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