EU summons Russian envoy after 'threat' to foreigners to leave Kyiv
The EU has summoned Russia's top diplomat in Brussels following a warning from Moscow for foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv. This warning was accompanied by threats of renewed strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The EU condemned the threats as an unacceptable escalation and called for Russia to cease attacks on civilians.
- ▪The EU summoned Russia's top diplomat in Brussels.
- ▪Moscow warned foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv.
- ▪The EU condemned the threats as an unacceptable escalation.
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The Hungarian national flag and the flag of the European Union fly on the building of the National Bank of Hungary in Budapest Jan. 10, 2013. Reuters-Yonhap The EU summoned Russia's top diplomat in Brussels after Moscow warned foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv and threatened fresh strikes on Ukraine's capital, a spokeswoman said."Russia's threat to foreign citizens and diplomats to leave Kyiv is an unacceptable escalation," EU spokeswoman Anitta Hipper posted online, adding the envoy had been told Moscow must "stop hitting civilians."
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