Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

It comes after the Ukrainian capital suffered one of the biggest aerial assaults of the war overnight on Saturday.

Rubio repeats call that Ukraine war ‘needs to end’ after call with Russia’s Lavrov – Europe live

US secretary of state appears to downplay warnings from Russian counterpart to move diplomats out of Kyiv US secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the war in Ukraine “needs to come to an end,” after his conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Responding to the strikes on Kyiv over the weekend and repeated warnings about more attacks planned in the coming days, Rubio said: “Look, every time you see these big strikes from one side or the other, it’s a reminder of why this i...

By Jakub Krupa

Russia threatens more strikes against Kyiv after drone and missile attack

As Kyiv recovers from a Russian attack that hit every district in the Ukrainian capital, Ukraine continues long-range strikes on Russia's war machine even as the Kremlin threatens more strikes.

By Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's foreign minister describes Lavrov-Rubio call as "arrogance towards the world's most powerful country"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has described remarks made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about plans to attack Kyiv as a "brazen provocation" and as proof of Russia's intention to continue the war.

By VALENTYNA ROMANENKO

Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of 'systematic' strikes on Ukrainian capital

Moscow said it would be launching “systematic and consistent strikes” on the city of Kyiv.

Russia tells US to pull its diplomats and citizens from Ukraine capital

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called US State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday. Lavrov called his US counterpart at the request of President Vladimir Putin to tell him that Russia was launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities in Kyiv as well as against the relevant...

By Bloomberg

Kyiv braces for renewed attack, European allies condemn Moscow's call to abandon embassies

Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine between May 25 and May 26 as the country’s foreign ministry noted that Moscow’s recent threat to hit Kyiv especially hard from the air brought nothing new. This comes after Russia urged foreign citizens, including diplomats, to leave Kyiv and told residents to steer clear of military and government facilities. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more from Dnipro.

By FRANCE24

EU and member states summon Russian envoys after Moscow tells foreigners to leave Kyiv

Russia ‘trying to destabilise’ European democracies with drone alerts: EU chief - The Straits Times

Russia ‘trying to destabilise’ European democracies with drone alerts: EU chief  The Straits Times

Russia asks foreign nationals, diplomats to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’

Russia threatens strikes on Kyiv defense sites, urges foreigners to leave

Russia said Monday that it intended ‌to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centres, and urged foreigners to leave, a day after one of its heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the war. But Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Kyiv's allies not to give in to "Russian blackmail." And the head of the ‌EU mission in the city said the 27-nation bloc was "not going anywhere." Russian Foreign Minister Serge

By The Korea Herald

One person killed in Russian strike on Odesa

Russian forces hit Odesa and the surrounding region with missiles and drones on the evening of May 25, Oleh Kiper, the head of the military administration, said.

Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats, citizens from Kyiv

According to Bloomberg, Lavrov calls Rubio at Putin's request, warns of strikes on Kyiv's 'decision-making centres'

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Sybiha calls Lavrov’s threats to strike Kyiv “spit in face of diplomacy”

Statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Russia’s intention to continue strikes on Kyiv are “a spit in the face of diplomacy and a brazen provocation demonstrating Russia’s contempt for peace efforts,” requiring a strong international response.

Estonia pushes EU to open full Ukraine accession talks

Estonia is calling on the European Union to speed up Ukraine's path to membership by opening all six accession negotiation chapters ahead of next month's EU summit.

Russian Embassy in Kenya condemns attack on college in Starobelsk - the-star.co.ke

Russian Embassy in Kenya condemns attack on college in Starobelsk  the-star.co.ke

Lithuania says Russia waging information campaign amid Baltic drone incidents - LRT

Lithuania says Russia waging information campaign amid Baltic drone incidents  LRT