• Editor’s note: An earlier copy of this article attributed complaints to the fleeing diplomats. This has been rectified. Any error is regretted.

Malaysian diplomats have fled Kyiv in four cars, and government sources have allegedly complained that their evacuation was bungled due to Wisma Putra's belief that a Russian invasion would not happen.

According to the South China Morning Post, the party, comprising eight Malaysians and two foreign national dependents, decided to "make a run for it" after their chartered bus failed to arrive.

This group is reportedly heading towards...