EU diplomats will continue their work in Kyiv despite Russia’s threats
European Union diplomats will continue to work in Kyiv despite Russia’s threats of further large-scale strikes against Ukraine.
This was stated by the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova.
According to her, the Russian authorities are attempting to intimidate Ukraine’s international partners and provoke panic.
“The very same regime that launches missile and drone strikes against the civilian population every night is now warning others to stay away. We understand perfectly well what this means. Russia wants to intimidate. To provoke panic. To isolate Ukraine. This will not succeed. The EU is not going anywhere. We are staying in Kyiv. We are standing with Ukraine,” Maternova stated.
She emphasised that threats against diplomats and international organisations are not a sign of strength, but of desperation.
“The more aggressive and threatening the Kremlin becomes, the clearer it is that Putin’s regime understands: it will not be able to break Ukraine’s resistance, nor the support of its partners. Kyiv stands firm. Ukraine stands firm. And we stand alongside them,” the diplomat noted.
Maternova also described the statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a “masterpiece of hypocrisy”.
“A regime that has been shelling residential buildings, museums, maternity wards, schools and power stations for years has suddenly started talking about ‘international humanitarian law’ and the ‘Geneva Conventions’,” she added.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga called on international partners not to succumb to the Kremlin’s blackmail regarding new strikes on Ukraine.
