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PSNews - Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Pham Thu Hang has advised Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Ukraine unless absolutely necessary.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Ukraine and Canada, who came to present their credentials.

Vietnam's US$ 500,000 in humanitarian aid for Ukraine will be transferred through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

Vietnam supports and stays ready to engage in humanitarian efforts for Ukraine, said a Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia will continue to work alongside Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese citizens fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, according to Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam.

Nearly 600 Vietnamese people fleeing from war-torn Ukraine to neighbours Poland and Romania were safely returned home by two Vietnam Airlines flights on March 13, taking the overall number of Vietnamese in Ukraine repatriated so far to more than 1,100.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs (SCOV) on March 11 sent an open letter asking Vietnamese people’s associations in some European countries to continue helping with the evacuation of those from Ukraine.

The majority of the Vietnamese people in Ukraine have been safely evacuated from war zones, and authorities will continue working to have appropriate plans, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 6 requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to give the highest priority to protecting Vietnamese expatriates in Ukraine amidst escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Vietnam welcomes the ongoing dialogue between the two delegations of Ukraine and Russia, with hopes that both parties will soon find a lasting peaceful solution to their differences in line with international law.

PSNews - Bamboo Airways on March 1 sent a document to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam regarding its plans to bring home Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine if it gets the green light from authorities.

The nation is extremely concerned about the ongoing armed conflict occurring in Ukraine and calls on all relevant parties to exercise restraint, to avoid using force, and to continue dialogues as a means of seeking peaceful solutions.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has worked out plans to be ready for citizen protection when necessary, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 23 in reply to reporters’ query on Vietnam’s citizen protection in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine to announce a hotline on citizen protection to provide timely support for Vietnamese people there when necessary, the ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 17.

Authorities of the Ukrainian province of Lviv will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in and do business here, stated head of Lviv Regional State Administration Markiyan Malsky.

Leaders of Vietnam on August 30 extended congratulations to the new heads of Ukrainian government and parliament on their elections.

Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, exit polls suggest.

Ukrainians have gone to the polls in a crucial vote that could move a comedy actor with no political experience a step closer to becoming the country’s next president.

Earlier in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had discussed the possibility of mediating the crisis between Russia and Ukraine following a violation of Russia’s maritime border by Ukrainian warships.