On Wednesday, the United States announced the closure of its embassy in Kyiv due to specific information indicating a potential significant air attack. Embassy employees were advised to shelter in place, and U.S. citizens were urged to do the same in case of an air alert. This move is not unprecedented in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which marked its 1,000th day on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian capital faced a drone attack, with debris falling in the Dniprovskyy district, causing a fire in a residential building. More than a dozen people have been killed in recent Russian aerial strikes, targeting energy infrastructure and causing widespread blackouts. Ukraine retaliated by conducting its first strike on Russian territory, hitting a military facility with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles.
In response to these developments, Russian President Vladimir Putin revised his country’s nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. Moscow now justifies a nuclear strike if faced with an attack by a nonnuclear country supported by a nuclear country. The situation remains tense, with the risk of further escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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