Russia's ambassador to Australia has been hauled to the foreign affairs department to explain his country's most recent rounds of threats to Ukraine.
Mikhail Petrakov, who has been ambassador since August, was told by officials that recent threats by Russia to demolish buildings in Ukraine's capital Kyiv were a violation of international law.
A release by the Russian foreign affairs department said the government's patience had been "exhausted" and it would start targeting defence buildings in Kyiv as a result.
