2024-11-20 14:57 update: 2024-11-20, 15:01
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Poland's diplomatic staff have continued their operations at the embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, despite alerts regarding the possibility of another significant Russian attack, the Polish foreign minister has said.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski announced on the X platform on Wednesday that the Polish embassy in Kyiv would remain operational, adding that this decision represented one of the "visible signs of Poland's solidarity with Ukraine."
Earlier that same day, a security threat was reported from Washington. The U.S. Department of State stated on X that "the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv received specific information of a potential significant air attack on 20 November."
This alert follows US President Joe Biden's approval for Ukrainian forces to conduct strikes deep within Russian territory using American-made long-range ATACMS missiles. Just two days after this information gained international attention, both Ukraine and Russia confirmed that Kyiv had utilised these missiles to target a military installation in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine to the north.
For months, the Kremlin has warned that should Kyiv be permitted to launch strikes into Russia using weapons from the US, France, or Britain, Moscow would view this as a direct involvement of NATO in the ongoing conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rubber-stamped changes to his country's nuclear doctrine on Tuesday, relaxing the conditions under which he can use atomic weapons. According to the new rules, Moscow may consider using its nuclear arsenal in case of an attack on Russia or Belarus that poses a "critical threat" to their sovereignty and integrity or in case of the provision of "territory or resources" for aggression against both states.(PAP)
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