Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador in Tirana following Kremlin threats of further strikes against Ukraine and intimidation directed at diplomats.
According to Ukrinform, Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha announced this on X.
Hoxha said Albania considers Russia’s announcement urging diplomatic personnel and foreign citizens to leave Kyiv ahead of planned strikes to be utterly unacceptable.
“Threatening embassies is not diplomacy, but intimidation; it is intimidation. It represents yet another violation of international law and of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Albania is not backing down. We remain in Kyiv. We stand firmly with Ukraine. And we will not be intimidated,” the Foreign Minister stated.
He stressed that the only path forward is to end the war that “should never have started” and engage in genuine, good-faith
