Indonesia has relocated 11 of its citizens from Ukraine to Romania, due to the worsening security situation in the former Soviet republic, according to Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, quoted by Antara News.

The Indonesians, most of them children, are members of the families of embassy staffers in Kiev, Ukraine’s capital.

A total of 60 Indonesians live in Ukraine, including 31 embassy staffers and members of their families, seven students, 10 migrant workers and Indonesians who have married Ukrainians, reports Antara News.

Following the latest developments in Ukraine, the Indonesian embassy in Kiev has called upon Indonesian citizens not to visit Ukraine and avoid traveling to Crimea, Kharkiv and other eastern Ukraine regions.

Earlier this month, the Romanian  President Traian Basescu has also urged ethnic Romanians living in Ukraine to keep away from violence, as the tensions in the country mount.

Tensions in Ukraine have been escalating after Russian troops took over the strategic Crimea region.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com