The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on Monday that the Russian attack on a train on the Ukraine-Poland border, shortly after senior officials had passed through the area, was intended to scare Western countries into not supporting Ukraine.
In a statement to reporters in Finland, Kallas said that this is not Russia's ultimate goal.
"I think the question for us is: what do we take from this message? I believe we should do the opposite. We should show that we stand with Ukraine and that we are not afraid, because otherwise Russia will achieve what it wants, which is the subjugation of Ukraine. And, as I have said several times, this is not their ultimate goal. Their ambitions go much further, so we must remain steadfast on this issue," Kallas declared.
Germany has also reacted to the attack. German Foreign Minister Boris Pistorious said the attack was a deliberate escalation by Russian President Vladimir Putin to sow fear in Europe.
"Është edhe më e rëndësishme që të ruajmë gjakftohtësinë, të mos lejojmë që të biem pre e provokimeve, por njëkohësisht të mos lëmë asnjë dyshim se jemi të aftë të mbrohemi dhe nuk do të tërhiqemi nëse situata përshkallëzohet”, u ka thënë Pistorius gazetarëve në qytetin Wolgast, në verilindje të Gjermanisë.
A Russian drone hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border on Sunday, shortly after former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief had passed through the area.
There were no casualties after the Russian attack in Yahodyn, which hit the train's locomotive. All passengers were evacuated, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia said it had struck "railway infrastructure" in western Ukraine.