This leaves Kyiv diplomatically isolated and is raising fears that Ukraine may be pressured into concessions without its strongest allies at the negotiating table.
Ukraine's former ambassador to Germany and current UN representative, Andrii Melnyk, responded "Please stop with this clown show. We're not on the Reeperbahn [red-light district in Hamburg, Germany]. Ukraine needs Taurus like it needs air. Don't let us suffocate."