Revision History

Russia has issued its most explicit threat yet against Kyiv, warning foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the capital ahead of "systematic strikes" on military-industrial and decision-making targets. The warning, delivered directly from Foreign Minister Lavrov to Secretary of State Rubio, follows a massive 690-missile-and-drone barrage on May 24 — the largest single attack on Kyiv since 2022 — and places Western embassies at the center of a high-stakes calculus over deterrence, co-belligerency, and the future of US weapons restrictions on Ukraine.