US advises Ukraine on preserving items of cultural heritage

Washington, April 29 (UNI/Sputnik) The Biden administration is providing recommendations to the Ukraine government and to specialists there on possible ways to protect items of cultural heritage amid Russia’s special operation in the country, US State Department Cultural Heritage Center Director Eric Catalfamo said on Friday.
“We are working with partners in the US government and affiliated agencies, including the Smithsonian Institution, on how we can give advice to Ukrainian cultural heritage professionals to be able to safeguard items here and now,” Catalfamo said during a press briefing.
Catalfamo noted that the State Department shares information through a special body, which specifically works on cultural heritage protection in difficult situations when such items can be damaged.
“We are in coordination stage now, but some of our member agencies have been taking concrete actions,” Catalfamo said without providing further details.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine.