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 ...
01JUL25 - SOUTHCOM’s TMPI: Towards Integrated Deterrence in the Americas by Building Maintenance Capacity- #ECUADOR - "Analyzing Ecuador’s foreign policy trajectory over the past two decades is pertinent to illuminating the region’s evolving political and security landscape. During President Rafael Correa’s administration between 2007 and 2017, Ecuador pivoted by severing its military relations with the US.
This comprehensive shift included ordering the closure of the security cooperation office in the US Embassy and honoring but not renewing the lease term for the Manta Air Base, causing the withdrawal of approximately 300 US military personnel stationed there.
However, this period of strained relations was followed by the re-establishment of the Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) in 2018, signaling a potential shift that ultimately materialized with new military cooperation agreements signed with the US in 2023 under President Lasso and ratified in 2024 by President Daniel Noboa. ...
25JUN25 "Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced this Thursday the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias "Fito ," considered the leader of the Los Choneros organized crime group.
"For those who opposed and doubted the need for the Solidarity and Intelligence laws : thanks to those laws, Fito was captured today and is in the hands of the Security Bloc," the president posted on the social network X.
"We have done our part to proceed with Fito's extradition to the United States , and we await your response. Have a good afternoon, Ecuador," Noboa added.
The criminal leader had been on the run for over a year and a half , after escaping from the Guayaquil Regional Prison and hiding his tracks while the country was engulfed in a spiral of violence, culminating in the brief takeover of a television station.
'Fito,' who was serving a 34-year sentence for organized crime, drug trafficking, and murder , escaped on January 7, 2024, as he was about to be transferred to La Roca, a ...
🚨US State Department asks all US passport holders to leave Iran by land- WN https://chat.whatsapp.com/JWtYVzaIHSjA3A8wkpTpmD
Telegram - https://t.me/WN_World_News
