China organises charter flights to evacuate nationals in Ukraine amid Russian invasion
- Beijing says the registration window will close on Sunday; no timetable was given for when the flights would begin
- The embassy says Chinese citizens and enterprises in Ukraine ‘face high risk to their security’ given the rapidly deteriorating situation
China’s embassy in Ukraine has announced the organisation of charter flights to evacuate those Chinese nationals who wish to leave the country under attack from Russia, even as Beijing says it understands Moscow’s “reasonable” security concerns.
Beijing launched a process to collect the information of those wanting to leave, saying that the registration window would close on Sunday. No timetable was given for when the flights would begin.
China has said about 6,000 of its citizens are in Ukraine.
“At present, the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated rapidly, and our citizens and Chinese enterprises in Ukraine face high risk to their security,” the embassy said in a statement.
“We have started registration to prepare for transfer arrangements by chartered flights … The flight time will be confirmed according to the safety situation of the flights, and will be notified in advance.”
