Diplomats stay in Kyiv despite Russian threat of ‘systematic strikes’ | ABC NEWS
The EU and Australia have shown no intention to withdraw diplomatic staff from Ukraine, despite the Kremlin’s threat to launch systematic strikes against Kyiv.
Moscow has recently ramped up its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in retaliation to a deadly air strike on a dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reportedly urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate the US diplomatic mission, while Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev took aim at EU nations’ refusal to heed Moscow’s warning.
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