Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urges the United States to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv in a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 25, according to statements attributed to Russia’s foreign ministry. Multiple outlets report that Lavrov pointed Rubio to a Russian Foreign Ministry recommendation that countries with diplomatic missions in Kyiv remove their personnel from the Ukrainian capital. Bloomberg and South China Morning Post add that the Kremlin is planning to continue heavy strikes on Kyiv and that Lavrov conveyed information about “systematic and consistent” strikes on facilities in the city. The Hill similarly reports that Lavrov warned Rubio to urge U.S. nationals to leave Kyiv ahead of a forthcoming “next stage” in the war. NDTV, Kyiv Post, and Daily Sabah describe the call and the evacuation message, citing Moscow’s account of the Russian recommendation and the timing of the phone conversation. The outlets consistently frame the remarks as Russia’s advice to the United States rather than as confirmed details of specific operational plans by independent sources.
Lavrov urges US diplomats and citizens evacuate Kyiv in call with Rubio
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urges the United States to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv in a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 25, accordin...
- Sergei Lavrov speaks by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 25.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Lavrov urges the U.S. to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv.
- Lavrov refers to a Russian Foreign Ministry recommendation that diplomatic personnel leave Kyiv.
- Some reports cite Russia’s expectation of continued heavy strikes on Kyiv in the near term.
- The reports are based on statements/readouts from Russia’s Foreign Ministry about the call.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urge U.S. nationals to leave Kyiv ahead of the Kremlin’s forthcoming strikes in the next stage of the four-year war against Ukraine. Lavrov spoke with Rubio over the phone and, according to a readout, drew Rubio's attention to the Russian Foreign...
3 months agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called US State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday. Lavrov called his US counterpart at the request of President Vladimir Putin to tell him that Russia was launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities in Kyiv as well as against the relevant...
3 months agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised US State Secretary Marco Rubio to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry Monday. Bloomberg's Anthony Halpin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
3 months agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called US State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry Monday.
3 months agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to evacuate diplomatic personnel from Kyiv during a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, as...
3 months agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to evacuate diplomats and citizens from Kyiv during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Moscow said Lavrov referred to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement recommending that countries with diplomatic missions in Kyiv remove their personnel from the Ukrainian capital.
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