Brussels: The European Union (EU) summoned Russia's charge d'affaires to the bloc after Russia had announced its intention to carry out systematic strikes against targets in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and had called on foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the city.
According to Qatar News Agency, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Anitta Hipper stated on Tuesday that Russia's warning to foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv represents an unacceptable escalation. The EU has called on Moscow to cease targeting civilians, with Hipper affirming that the EU delegation will continue its operations in the Ukrainian capital.
On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry had requested that foreign nationals, including diplomatic mission staff, leave Kyiv as quickly as possible, urging city residents to avoid approaching military and administrative facilities.