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The Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered Irish citizens to leave Ukraine, but one is staying put for the moment.
Brendan Murphy, a businessman who lives in Kyiv, was sent an email on Saturday by the Irish Ambassador to Ukraine, Therese Healy.
The message told Irish residents to “leave as soon as you can” – with that phrase underlined in the email.
The Department of Foreign Affairs states that there are approximately 50 Irish people registered with the Embassy in Kyiv.
Ms Healy advised those with Ukrainian partners or children to travel out via a Schengen country where Ukrainians can arrive visa-free. She recommended Prague and Warsaw as two possible ports of entry.
“You should be prepared to factor in some days in such a location while a visa application is being examined by the Department of Justice,” she added.
Her message came as fears mount over a possible Russian military offensive into Ukraine, amid a build-up by Russia’s military along its border with Ukraine.
Mr Murphy said he is not inclined to leave as he does not believe the Russians will invade, but, even if they did, he cannot afford to spend an indeterminate amount of time in a third country waiting for visas.
He stressed he will not leave without his Ukrainian wife Marian, her daughter Christina and Christina’s three-year-old child. A major consideration is his mother-in-law is 80 and just out of hospital.
He is writing to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee stating that the current visa arrangements for Ukrainians are “neither fair, welcoming, nor pleasant, with many complaints”, and that the Republic is the only EU country that does not allow visa-free access for Ukrainians.
He has called on the Minister to introduce a 90-day visa-free arrangement for those who wish to flee Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion.
Mr Murphy said he is not minded to flee in any case. “I’m not a hero, the reality is that I would have to leave my wife and family here and her [his wife’s] elderly mother. That’s not going to happen,” he said.
Atmosphere of calm
Mr Murphy observed an atmosphere of calm in the capital. People are going to work as normal and the shops are full. “You have to live. You have to do the ordinary things. At the same time people are very aware of what is happening.”
He believes Russia will not invade as the generals have told Russian president Vladimir Putin that it would be more trouble than it is worth.
He predicts that Ukrainians will fight to the death if Russia intends to invade and the invaders will never get to Kyiv.
“Every Ukrainian will fight. The Russians are not coming for a good reason. They are coming to do terrible things. It is unthinkable about what it is intended,” he said.
“Be in no doubt there is a lot of weaponry coming into Ukraine.”