European countries and EU summon Russian envoys over threats on Kyiv
Key takeaways
- EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’.
- On Tuesday, EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper called Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens an “unacceptable escalation”.
- Hipper added in a post on X that the charge d’affairs had been summoned, calling on Moscow to “stop hitting civilians & Russia to engage in genuine peace talks starting with a full and unconditional ceasefire”.
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EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A fire engulfs a building following a Russian air strike on a residential area in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, May 25, 2026 [Maria Senovilla/EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 26 May 202626 May 2026Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the European Union have summoned Russian envoys a day after Moscow warned foreigners and diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital ahead of renewed air strikes.
On Tuesday, EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper called Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens an “unacceptable escalation”.