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The United States Embassy in Kyiv issued an urgent warning on Wednesday that Russia was planning “a significant air attack,” closing the embassy and telling employees to shelter in place. Air raid alerts are a daily fact of life in Ukraine and the capital comes under frequent drone and missile attacks, but the embassy rarely issues such a specific alert. The warning came one day after Ukraine’s military used American-made ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time, after President Biden lifted restrictions on their use. Ukraine struck an ammunition depot in the Bryansk region of southwestern Russia...

The U.S. embassy in Ukraine cited “specific information of a potential significant air attack” on Wednesday morning, ordering its citizens in the country to shelter in place, as tensions between America and the Russian Federation rise ever higher. The American embassy compound in western Kyiv was closed on Wednesday morning, with a convoy of diplomatic vehicles apparently evacuating the buildings. A message posted by the embassy staff stated it had received “specific information of a potential significant air attack” that was thought to be planned for Wednesday. The closure was out of an “abundance of caution”, they said, but nevertheless...

New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raised eyebrows Friday after U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink posted a photo announcing that she met with the Speaker to discuss Ukraine aid. “An honor to meet @SpeakerJohnson to discuss the importance of enabling Ukraine to stop Russian aggression in Europe,” Brink posted Friday morning in English and Ukrainian. An honor to meet @SpeakerJohnson to discuss the importance of enabling Ukraine to stop Russian aggression in Europe. pic.twitter.com/5dD41AUe3F — Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) November 3, 2023 The post generated surprise from journalists as well as across the political spectrum.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated that pushing Russia back to its 1991 borders is in America’s strategic interests and is “an existential question for Ukraine,” but dodged on if the money President Joe Biden is asking for for Ukraine will be enough to achieve that goal. Co-host Dana Perino asked, “Is what the President’s asking for for Ukraine, is that enough to help Ukraine finish the job, meaning pushing back Putin’s troops permanently?” Brink responded, “Dana, thanks so much for having me. I would just say that I...