Julian Assange's last night has sparked anger in Sweden, where many see his failure to address the sexual assault allegations against him as dodging the issue.
Swedish media has also reacted critically to the Wikileaks founder's latest announcement, says Per Nyberg, correspondent for Sweden's TV4, who is based in London.
"Here in the Swedish press, they've been rather disappointed with Julian Assange, that he's almost lost touch with reality." he said.
Twitter users in the Scandinavian country also reacted with anger.
Some called his speech a "complete farce," says Nyberg.
"One person even suggested on Twitter that police should have used a lasso to catch him to drag him out of the embassy, or even flood the embassy with rotten fish to get him out of there."
Many demanded to know why he has been allowed to escape justice, says Nyberg.
Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anders Jörle says Julian Assange's current position in the Ecuadorian embassy in the UK makes it "legally impossible" for him to answer to his accusations.
"He won't go to Sweden, and that's the problem. If you are charged with a criminal investigation, you are not the one who is declaring where this investigation is going to take place."
"Why should Mr Assange be treated differently to anyone else?"
Meanwhile the Swedish foreign ministry says there has been no request from the United States to extradite Julian Assange should he arrive in Sweden for questioning over sexual assault allegations.
Swedish authorities also say they will not make an exception and travel to London to interview the WikiLeaks founder.
Mr Assange has exhausted all legal avenues in Britain to stop being extradited to Sweden.
In a bid to stop that happening, Mr Assange sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London two months ago.
He has now been granted asylum in the South American country but is unable to leave the safety of the embassy as he faces immediate arrest by British police.
In a dramatic balcony scene at the Ecuadorian embassy (Sunday) Mr Assange made several demands, including that the United States stop persecuting whistle-blowers.
WikiLeaks' publication of hundreds of thousands of confidential diplomatic files has angered the United States government.
Mr Assange's backers fear he could be tried on espionage charges and even face the death penalty if he ends up in the U-S.
The Brisbane-born 41-year-old has denied the sexual assault allegations in Sweden and says the accusations against him are politically motivated.
However, at no time in Mr Assange's statement from the embassy balcony, did he mention the Swedish case, nor did he indicate what his next move might be.
