{
  "id": 12233357,
  "title": "US not removing diplomats from Kyiv amid Russian threats, Rubio says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-not-removing-diplomats-from-kyiv-amid-russian-threats-rubio-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:06:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/us-not-removing-diplomats-from-kyiv-amid-russian-threats-rubio-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on October 5 that Washington has no plans to remove its diplomats from Kyiv despite ongoing Russian attacks and threats to foreign diplomats. Rubio emphasized that the U.S. will decide on the safety of diplomats on a case-by-case basis. If a threat requires a change in posture, the U.S. will take appropriate action. However, up to this point, no such decision has been made.\n\nDays earlier, on October 2, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed that no foreign diplomatic missions have notified Kyiv of intentions to relocate. According to the Ukrainian spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, if any missions plan to relocate, they are required to inform Kyiv as per established protocol.\n\nRubio also noted that Russia has been issuing similar warnings to foreign diplomats for months, and the attacks on Kyiv are not a new threat. He reiterated that Russia has been warning diplomats to leave for months, which he believes is well understood. Rubio added that the U.S. continuously analyzes the safety of diplomatic missions worldwide every day.\n\nRussian attacks have continued unabated against Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine, with a drone strike on the Northern Bridge across the Dnipro River on October 4 injuring two people. This marked the fourth consecutive day of Russian attacks targeting key bridges, including the Southern Bridge. On October 5, Russian drone debris fell into a residential area in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district after air defenses neutralized it.",
  "summary": "\"(I)f a threat arises that we feel needs to be addressed by a change in posture, we'll do so. We haven't done that up to this point,\" U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated no plans to remove diplomats from Kyiv.",
    "Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed no foreign missions notified Kyiv of relocation intentions.",
    "Russia has been issuing warnings to foreign diplomats for months, according to Rubio."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}