Wed Feb 16, 2022 – 3:42 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — With fears brewing over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s State Department has advised Americans in Ukraine to take refuge in neighboring Poland … but only if they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19.
On February 11, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned that the possibility of an invasion was “immediate enough” that “any American in Ukraine should leave as soon as possible,” and that those who did not “are assuming risk with no guarantee that there will be any other opportunity to leave and no prospect of a U.S. Military evacuation in the event of a Russian invasion.”
The next day, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine published a notice that “Poland has indicated to the U.S. government that U.S. citizens may now enter Poland through the land border with Ukraine” without “advanced approval.” However, the statement went on to claim that “U.S. citizens must present a valid U.S. passport and proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Travelers are also encouraged to present a negative test result from a PCR or antigen COVID-19 test, which will facilitate entry into Poland.”
However, Poland’s own rules state only that
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