Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Russian threats of new strikes on Kyiv are aimed at intimidating Western diplomats, but Ukraine does not expect this blackmail to succeed.

“Our response to these threats was demonstrated, including today, when I invited the heads of more than 70 diplomatic missions to visit the sites of Russia’s massive strikes,” he said.

Sybiha added that Kyiv is now discussing with its partners the need not to give in to Russian blackmail.

According to the minister, the world should act in exactly the opposite way from what the Kremlin wants to achieve.