US and Poland on the work of embassies in Kyiv after Russian warnings
Place: Kyiv / WashingtonRegion: Kyiv and Kyiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All groups quote the same remarks by Rubio but place the emphasis differently: TASS headlines a possible suspension of the embassy's work, while the Ukrainian outlets and Kyiv Independent stress that the embassy keeps working. Only the Russian group cites statements by Peskov and the Polish foreign ministry.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS writes that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio "did not rule out" suspending the work of the embassy in Kyiv and quotes him as saying the US will decide for itself whether it is safe to be there. According to TASS, Peskov said that decisions by foreign states to evacuate embassies would not affect the work of the Russian military. TASS also reports that the Polish foreign ministry does not intend to change the embassy's operations and recalls that on 3 October the Russian foreign ministry again warned foreigners, including diplomats, of the risks of staying in Ukraine.
“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not rule out suspending operations of the US Embassy in Ukraine.”
“Decisions by foreign countries on whether to evacuate their embassies from Kiev will not affect this, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing.”
- Rubio says US could suspend operations of embassy in Kiev — TASS (tass.com), 5 October, 16:06
- Russian military to continue its work regardless of embassy decisions in Kiev — Kremlin — TASS (tass.com), 5 October, 13:27
- Poland not going to evacuate its embassy from Kiev — foreign ministry — TASS (tass.com), 5 October, 19:54
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Suspilne and Ukrainska Pravda present Rubio's words as a response to Russian threats: the State Department assesses the security of missions every day, and for now the embassy in Kyiv keeps working; according to Rubio, the Russians have been demanding for months that diplomats leave Kyiv.
“Рубіо наголосив, що росіяни «вже місяцями» вимагають від іноземних дипломатів виїхати з Києва.”
- Рубіо прокоментував погрози Росії іноземним дипломатам залишити Київ — Suspilne, 5 October, 18:54
- Рубио ответил на дерзкие призывы России вывезти дипломатов из Киева — RBC-Ukraine, 5 October, 18:34
- Держсекретар США відреагував на заклики РФ до іноземних дипмісій покинути Київ — Ukrainska Pravda, 5 October, 19:07
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent writes that Washington does not currently plan to withdraw diplomats from Kyiv and quotes Rubio as saying there has been no change in posture "up to this point".
“Washington does not currently plan to remove its diplomats from Kyiv as Russia continues attacks and warns foreign diplomats to leave, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Oct. 5.”
- US not removing diplomats from Kyiv amid Russian threats, Rubio says — Kyiv Independent, 5 October, 23:06
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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