EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev
May 27, 2026
Brussels [Belgium], May 27: The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of another major assault on Ukraine's capital.
Threatening foreign citizens and diplomats "is an unacceptable escalation," said a spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday. The EU's diplomatic mission to Ukraine will stay in Kiev, she said.
Russia on Monday threatened to launch another massive bombardment on Kiev, a day after one of the largest-scale attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev as soon as possible, saying the Russian military would systematically target military installations and "command centres" in the city.
Over the weekend, Russia bombarded the Kiev region with 600 drones and 90 missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Source: Qatar Tribune
