U.S. Closes Kyiv Embassy Due to Threat of ‘Significant Air Attack’

The United States announced the closure of its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, citing specific information about a potential significant air attack. The embassy instructed its employees to shelter in place and advised U.S. citizens to do the same if an air alert is announced. This decision comes as the war in Ukraine reached its 1,000th day and the Ukrainian capital faced attacks by Russian drones, resulting in casualties and damage to residential buildings. The attacks have led to a wave of intensified Russian aerial attacks targeting energy infrastructure, causing widespread blackouts. In response to Ukraine’s first strike on Russian territory using U.S.-supplied long-range weapons, hitting a military facility in the Bryansk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin revised his country’s nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The Kremlin has expressed anger at the relaxation of U.S. restrictions on its ally, leading to increased tensions in the region. Moscow’s revised doctrine now allows for a nuclear strike if Russia is attacked by a nonnuclear country supported by a nuclear power. The situation remains tense, with the threat of further escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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