25 FEB22- 🚸 "Some Ecuadorians were evacuated from Ukraine and are already in Poland. This was announced today by the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Juan Carlos Holguín. Until Thursday, the Foreign Ministry recorded a total of 702 compatriots residing in Ukraine.
Holguín pointed out, in an interview on WQ radio, that for security reasons he cannot reveal the exact number of compatriots who have been taken to the border. "Today, several of them are already in Poland," he confirmed. Ecuador managed to get Poland to accept the entry of compatriots without a Schengen visa,
even "regardless of whether they were vaccinated or not vaccinated." There are some territories in Ukraine "where the situation has been calmer, therefore, there was the possibility of making transfers, there were operations in Ukraine at night," Holguín said.
"There are other cities like Kiev “where we still have to hope that these humanitarian corridors can exist. We are working with the (International) Red Cross to be able to establish when is the safe time to make the transfers," he clarifies.
On February 24 alone, the Foreign Ministry issued more than 125 emergency passports, it adds. The Foreign Minister reiterates that in some Ukrainian cities "it is not possible to guarantee the safety of citizens".
They are still waiting to activate a humanitarian corridor , which "is a negotiation agreed with the parties involved in the conflict, to guarantee that when people are being transported, who have to be evacuated in a war situation, there is no possibility of their security being violated," he explains.
A humanitarian corridor is important to prevent "they can bomb the sector through which they transit or that they can take them as hostages of war."
At the moment, according to Holguín, the contingency plan is in phase one , that is, getting Ecuadorians to move to the borders with Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
Once there, the Foreign Ministry will start phase two , the voluntary return to Ecuador through internal routes since flights in Ukraine are restricted.
"Or in the event that a humanitarian flight is needed , if conditions allow it," Holguín said. Meanwhile, a team from the Foreign Ministry arrived today in Warsaw (Poland) and Bratislava (Slovakia), in addition to reinforcing the Embassy in Hungary to serve Ecuadorians, the official said." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
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“West Virginia has been an attractive location for retirees for the last few years and has seen multiple years of positive net migration — people moving in — despite the fact that the overall state population is shrinking,” says Kates...." -
Premeirs🎥SUN 10AUG25 (9pmET) #CNN "Senior National Correspondent David Culver and team report on the exploding violence in Ecuador, 🇪🇨
Where citizens are regularly pressured to hand over money to gangs involved in the country’s drug trade.
Watch ‘Ecuador: The Narco Superhighway’ on ‘The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper’ Sunday August 10 at 9pm ET on CNN." #CNN #News -
