European Diplomats Reject Moscow's Call to Evacuate Kyiv Embassies

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová and other European diplomats rejected Russian warnings to evacuate embassies from Kyiv despite threats of missile strikes. Mathernová stated 'the EU is not going anywhere,' affirming the bloc's continued diplomatic presence in Ukraine's capital despite Moscow's escalating warnings.

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• ▪EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová stated 'the EU is not going anywhere' in response to Russian evacuation warnings

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