Kyiv

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Thanks P.S. Yeah. I checked their website and came to the same conclusion. But my phone would say something in Ukrainian if I call. Seems they have been disconnected.

Darn.

Moulin Rouge finally responded to my inquiry today: "We are open 24/7, you can come in. "

Took them only 10 days.

[Riina]

For the guys with girlfriends and wives in Ukraine, this is the time to assert yourself as a man. Selfish or cowardly behavior will never be forgotten.

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Apologies, bad joke. News states all foreigners.

No worries! My bad for not catching your irony.

[AntonySun1996]

I'm really confused as from what I read un the news, some said the order will be effective within 48 hours, which is on 16 March, while other sources said on 17.

This matters to me because my flight leaving Kiev is scheduled at 23:15 March 16.

[AntonySun1996]

A clearer version of the border closure was just posted by the government. Ukraine will stop all civilian air flights beginning on March 17 at 00:00 hours and all passengers on any flight for the following two weeks, and this is important, be they Ukrainian citizens or foreigners will not be allowed to fly in. Also included in the closure are all land transit points including rail travel as well as all seaports. It is through the land and seaports which Ukrainian citizens may be able to return but not foreigners.

If you have plans now, change or cancel them for the time being.

Thank you for the information.

Do you mean that both inbound and outbound flights will be stopped from March 17, or just inbound flights?

[Sorbonne]

All non-Ukrainian citizens, including Americans, will not be allowed in with the exception of all those who have been granted legal temporary or permanent residency.

The rules on when the stoppage will begin is still a little confusing as to the start, but it is better not to come here over the next day or two since you may be sent back, an expensive disappointment.

In addition, as of today, the last trains from Przemysl and Warsaw Poland to Ukraine will run one last time and halt operations for the next two weeks. I believe that trains from Slovakia to Ukraine have also ceased running.

Most people take buses and even Marshrutkas between Poland and Ukraine, and I hope they are handling the situation with these buses well, as I read about planes and trains but not buses in the news.

So many Ukrainians live in Poland, and they can easily bring the virus from Poland where cases are climbing up fast. In fact the woman in the first fatal case (near Zhytomyr, just west of Kiev) in Ukraine did exactly that. She took a bus back from Poland on March 1, if I understand correctly. Hopefully, this will alert the authority to pay particular attention to the buses from Poland.

[Riina]

How so?

As of now Italians have 17 K+ infected and 1200+ dead. USA is not as bad yet, but steadily getting there. 2100 infected and the rate is not slowing down. On the contrary.

Americans are unlikely to be exempt from UA restrictions.

Apologies, bad joke. News states all foreigners.

[Uke Boy]

They will likely allow Americans as we are special. Sounds like a dream come true, Ukraine with no competition.

All non-Ukrainian citizens, including Americans, will not be allowed in with the exception of all those who have been granted legal temporary or permanent residency.

The rules on when the stoppage will begin is still a little confusing as to the start, but it is better not to come here over the next day or two since you may be sent back, an expensive disappointment.

In addition, as of today, the last trains from Przemysl and Warsaw Poland to Ukraine will run one last time and halt operations for the next two weeks. I believe that trains from Slovakia to Ukraine have also ceased running.

[PhotoSlider]

...The Ukrainian government has closed the border to all foreigners who wish to enter the country except diplomats...

As far as I can read from the Statement by President Zelensky, foreigners with valid permanent or temporary residence in Ukraine will be allowed to enter past the deadline.

Foreigners currently in Ukraine have 3 days to leave on commercial flights. Then it will be through the special arrangements via their Consulate.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

More interesting to me is how this would affect Ukrainian girls frequently traveling outside of Ukraine and those staying abroad. Don't want to speculate. I would rather wait and see.

[PhotoSlider]

They will likely allow Americans as we are special...

How so?

As of now Italians have 17 K+ infected and 1200+ dead. USA is not as bad yet, but steadily getting there. 2100 infected and the rate is not slowing down. On the contrary.

Americans are unlikely to be exempt from UA restrictions.

[PhotoSlider]

...Frankly, it does not make anything better for those of us still here since there is an undercurrent of justified anxiety.

Yeah, I felt one of my regulars getting a little nervous lately. Seems the cash flow slowing down makes the girls unhappy.

This reminds me a few hourly girls arriving with a pissed off attitude, and little later explaining me that management imposed few hundred dollars penalty on them for policy violations, for example talking to the customer directly via messenger, etc.

Lady shouldn't be too hungry and underfucked to bring the happiness in the monger's life.

[Sorbonne]

Sounds like a dream come true, Ukraine with no competition.

Well, that could be true if the price goes down due to low demands.

Just came back to Ukraine with intention of being here for another 3 months (maximum for tourists), but I feel I'm stuck here, as I'm not sure which is the better place to be in the long run, Ukraine of the US. At least at the moment Ukraine has only 3 cases, or so they say.

If the US becomes much worse and Ukraine is doing ok after 3 months, there is possibility that I might just overstay here in Ukraine until the thing dies down (who knows when) and just pay the penalty if I eventually leave.

[Uke Boy]

A clearer version of the border closure was just posted by the government. Ukraine will stop all civilian air flights beginning on March 17 at 00:00 hours and all passengers on any flight for the following two weeks, and this is important, be they Ukrainian citizens or foreigners will not be allowed to fly in. Also included in the closure are all land transit points including rail travel as well as all seaports. It is through the land and seaports which Ukrainian citizens may be able to return but not foreigners.

If you have plans now, change or cancel them for the time being.

[Riina]

Just a word of warning to those who are planning to come to Ukraine starting Sunday and continuing for the next two weeks, at least. The Ukrainian government has closed the border to all foreigners who wish to enter the country except diplomats. You will be turned away at the airport or border so postpone or cancel your travel plans if you are planning on coming here at this time.

This closure is also open to extension depending on circumstances so two weeks is not a definite rule, it could be longer. Also, the exact list of who can come in will probably also be published tomorrow but don't count on entry if you have a foreign passport.

Frankly, it does not make anything better for those of us still here since there is an undercurrent of justified anxiety.

They will likely allow Americans as we are special. Sounds like a dream come true, Ukraine with no competition.

[Uke Boy]

Just a word of warning to those who are planning to come to Ukraine starting Sunday and continuing for the next two weeks, at least. The Ukrainian government has closed the border to all foreigners who wish to enter the country except diplomats. You will be turned away at the airport or border so postpone or cancel your travel plans if you are planning on coming here at this time.

This closure is also open to extension depending on circumstances so two weeks is not a definite rule, it could be longer. Also, the exact list of who can come in will probably also be published tomorrow but don't count on entry if you have a foreign passport.

Frankly, it does not make anything better for those of us still here since there is an undercurrent of justified anxiety.