Lithuania protests to Russia over attacks on Ukraine and rejects threats against foreign diplomats in Kyiv
On 6 October, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Lithuania, who had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, was presented with a diplomatic note expressing Lithuania’s strong protest over the continuing attacks against Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities, including strikes targeting bridges, other civilian infrastructure, and the civilian population. The note also protested the repeated threats made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs against foreign diplomats resident in Kyiv, urging them to leave the city.
The note emphasised that Russia’s attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians, as well as its continued threats to use force, constitute grave violations of international law and international humanitarian law. Lithuania once again demanded that the Russian Federation immediately and unconditionally cease its aggression against Ukraine, withdraw its forces from the entirety of Ukraine’s internationally recognised territory, and provide full compensation for the damage caused by its aggression.
The note further stated that the threats contained in the statement issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 3 October 2026, warning of massive military strikes against Kyiv and calling on foreign diplomats to leave the city, constitute a clear violation of the prohibition to use force or threaten to use it enshrined in Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as other universally recognised principles of international law.
Lithuania categorically rejects Russia’s threats against Lithuanian diplomats in Kyiv. The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine will continue its work in Kyiv and will not yield to threats or intimidation. Such threats only further confirm Russia’s intention to continue its aggression and military action against Ukraine.
The Republic of Lithuania strongly urges the Russian Federation to immediately cease threatening diplomats and to fulfil its obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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