EU assesses Russian threat to bomb diplomats in Kyiv (euobserver.com)

• Russia threatens to bomb EU diplomats in Kyiv.
• EU and several member states summon Russian diplomats.
• Diplomatic protest seen as ineffective; US does not join UN statement.

"Russia threatened to target EU diplomats in Kyiv. The EU summoned Russian chargé d'affaires Karen Malayan, while the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Sweden also called in ambassadors. A deliberate strike on an embassy would be unprecedented in modern times. Diplomatic protests are seen as ineffective; Russia showed no response. The US did not join a UN statement. Potential EU responses include sanctions and expulsions."