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    "title": "Belgium summons Russian ambassador over threats to Kyiv diplomats",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-27 17:46:51",
    "published_at": "2026-05-27 17:46:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-summons-russian-ambassador-over-threats-to-kyiv-diplomats",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Foreign minister Maxime Pr&eacute;vot has summoned the Russian ambassador after Moscow called on foreign diplomats and citizens to leave Kyiv ahead of potential new attacks. Writing on X on Wednesday, Pr&eacute;vot described the statement as &quot;unacceptable&quot;.</strong></p><p>On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry urged foreign diplomats and citizens to leave the Ukrainian capital before possible strikes on what it described as &quot;decision-making centres&quot; and &quot;companies in the military-industrial complex&quot;.</p><p>Pr&eacute;vot condemned the remarks, calling them a violation of international law and the Vienna Convention. &quot;Threatening embassies is not diplomacy, it is intimidation,&quot; he wrote. &quot;Belgium is not going anywhere. We are staying in Kyiv. We are standing with Ukraine. And we will not be intimidated.&quot;</p><p>According to Pr&eacute;vot, Russia remains the sole aggressor in the war. &quot;The solution to end this cycle of escalation is remarkably simple: Russia must stop its aggression and engage in genuine peace talks,&quot; he wrote.</p><h4 id=\"european-response\" >European response</h4><p>On Tuesday, the European Union also summoned the Russian charg&eacute; d&#039;affaires over the threat, which it described as an &quot;unacceptable escalation&quot;. A spokesperson for EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said the EU would maintain its presence in Kyiv.</p><p>Dutch Foreign minister Tom Berendsen also announced on Tuesday that the Netherlands would summon the Russian ambassador following the latest attacks on Kyiv.</p><div class=\"release-content-embed release-content-embed--rich release-content-embed--contained\" id=\"embed-1977a364-028a-4537-b6f0-5b446525d183\"><div style=\"max-width: 550px;\"><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?app=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fprevotmaxime%2Fstatus%2F2059648878987588061%23_cb1779898924&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></div><p><sup>&copy; BELGA PHOTO EMILE WINDAL</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-c1f6b261-01c2-498c-b9eb-9ec0e61c21ea\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-says-russia-doesnt-want-peace-after-deadly-night-in-ukraine\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F2d1dd910-4d31-4c75-94b0-333e73841977%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=8e03cdffa8c1ef8276d3f74e5b477925)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-says-russia-doesnt-want-peace-after-deadly-night-in-ukraine\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"c1f6b261-01c2-498c-b9eb-9ec0e61c21ea\"\n           >\n                Belgium says Russia doesn\u2019t want peace after deadly night in Ukraine            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                \u201cRussia does not attack cities like this because it wants peace.\u201d Belgian minister for foreign affairs Maxime Pr\u00e9vot condemns the latest heavy...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbelgium-says-russia-doesnt-want-peace-after-deadly-night-in-ukraine&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n",
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