The road in front of the Russian Embassy in London is to be renamed Kyiv Road, the local council has announced to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Concept image of the street sign
Westminster Cllr Adam Hug, Leader of Westminster City Council, said he believed the new road name was a fitting gesture for a nation whose bravery had inspired the international community.
He said that the request for a new placename has come from the Ukrainian community itself.
“Westminster is home to Ukrainians displaced by the war, and our residents have opened their hearts and their doors to those fleeing Putin’s war machine.”
“As the centre of an international capital, it seemed to us entirely fitting that part of our City should carry a torch for the unbowed defenders of Ukraine. It’s a small stretch of road, but we want to show the people of Ukraine that their struggle has a visible place in our City.”
“Placenames across London have changed over the decades to mark momentous points or figures in history, so Kyiv Road is part of that long tradition.”
The new “Kyiv Road” sign will be installed this Friday on a stretch of Bayswater Road which runs from Palace Court to Ossington Street – and that’s the part of the road right in front of the Russian Embassy.
Sadly, the embassy won’t need to change its own address from Bayswater Road to Kyiv Road, as its formal address is the side road that leads off from there, Kensington Palace Gardens, so its address won’t change.
The British Government doing everything they can to provoke Russia. Utter imbeciles
30 other Cities including 15 Capital cities have done the same. Its not Just the British Gov. you fool
I don’t think Russia particularly cares about British street names – they’re rather busy with other things at the moment…
Ahhh vatnik upset? Bless.
The true imbecile is the one who thinks it’s big and clever to call themselves ‘Putin’. Grow up.
On the plus side at least our provocative, incompetent, spendthrift leaders allow us to say what we like without fear of taking a short walk out of a high window.
Ha, really? Surely anyone who says anything which disagrees with authority is cancelled or has their employment threatened (especially if you work in the public sector).
Next step after putting Ukrainian flag to the feet of Russians.
Going to be the shortest Street in London
Shouldn’t it be Kyv? Kyiv us the Russian spelling.
no, it isn’t actually. Kyiv is the correct Ukrainian spelling, whereas Kiev was used under Russian Federation.
This sets a dangerous precedent.
What next, renaming Portland place Falun-gong place or Uighur road (both with Chinese transcription, as in China town, to doubly make the point)?
It’s hardly a precedent, governments have long renamed roads to make a political point, and sometimes outside embassies.
30 other Cities including 15 Capital cities have done the same. WHAT PRECEDENT ??????
To make a point of supporting a government with strong ultra right support does not sound right.
The painted flag protest performed by “Led by Donkeys” would have had more of an impact than a street name change.
The embassy will just change their postal address to a PO Box (if it isn’t already) or something that omits the street name.
(Oracle, the software company, did something similar when they realised there large offices in Reading would have a street address of Microsoft Drive)
Absolutely. Back in Apartheid days, Glasgow renamed the street outside the South African Consulate Nelson Mandela Place.
What about changing Moscow Road W2 to Zelensky Road?
As Russia considers Kiew to be rightfully part of Russia, I doubt they will resent this change very much. The nationalist transliteration? A flea=bite.
How about changing the address of the Russian embassy in London from Kensington Palace Gardens to Navalny Avenue!