ZAGREB, 20 Feb 2022 - Croatia has advised its citizens staying in east Ukrine to leave that area, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said in Munich on Sunday.
The recommendation has been adopted during an intensive communication session with Croatia's Ambassador in Kyev and following the experience of other countries, said the minister.
A week ago, Grlić Radman said that there were 25 Croatians in the east of that country.
Most of them are believed to have departed from the area in the meantime.
The Croatian minister said in Munich today that the situation in Ukrine was worrisome, however this did not mean that it would escalate.
"Diplomatic efforts are being made to prevent escalation", said Grlić Radman in the Bavarian capital city where he attended the international security conference.
This year's conference has brought together US Vice President Kamala Harris, State Secretary Antony Blinken, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amongst other office-holders.
Russia has not sent any representative for the first time in recent years.
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