Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius following a Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy in northeastern Ukraine that killed at least 34 people.
"After today's terror attack by Russia against Sumy, we have summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius. Those behind this attack will not escape justice. Responsibility is also shared by everyone working for the Kremlin's criminal regime, including Russian diplomats," the ministry posted on X on Sunday.
Two ballistic missiles hit Sumy on Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, including two children, and injuring at least 84 others, among them 10 children.
Sumy, which is about 50 kilometres from the Russian border, has been under growing pressure since Moscow pushed most of Ukraine's forces out of Russia's Kursk region.
The strike in Sumy came less than a day after the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers accused each other of violating a preliminary agreement – brokered by the United States – to halt attacks on energy infrastructure.
On Monday, Budrys called on the European Union to adopt the 17th sanctions package. He also said the bloc should target sectors and companies that had previously escaped sanctions, including the Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom.
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