The embassy “received specific information regarding a possible significant air attack on November 20,” it said on its website on Wednesday.
“As a precautionary measure, the embassy will be closed and embassy employees are invited to shelter in place,” specifies the text of the American representation which recommends to its nationals “to prepare to shelter immediately in the event of an air alert announced.
“A new phase” in the conflict
The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, promised Tuesday an “appropriate” response to the Ukrainian firing of American ATACMS missiles against Russia, denouncing the involvement of the United States in these strikes and seeing a “new phase” in the conflict.
“We will view this as a new phase in the Western war against Russia and we will respond accordingly,” he told reporters in Rio de Janeiro after the G20.
The Ukrainian army struck the Russian border region of Bryansk with these American ATACMS missiles, a senior Ukrainian official confirmed on Tuesday after an announcement from Moscow to this effect. Washington on Sunday gave authorization to Ukraine to strike Russian territory with these long-range missiles provided by the United States, thus fulfilling a long-standing request from kyiv.
The United States will supply antipersonnel mines
The United States also announced Tuesday that it would provide Ukraine with “non-persistent antipersonnel mines,” that is, those equipped with a self-destruct or self-deactivation device to prevent them from being damaged. pose a danger for generations after the end of the war.
In response, Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of prolonging the war. “They are fully dedicated to prolonging the war in Ukraine and are doing everything they can to this end,” responded Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
