Putin warnt Trump, Amerikaner aus der Ukraine zu evakuieren, bevor Angriffe beginnen

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US President Donald Trump was reportedly warned by Russia's President Vladimir Putin to evacuate Americans from Ukraine ahead of a threatened "systematic" blitz on Kyiv. The warning was delivered via a high-level diplomatic channel on May 25, when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov requested a call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urge Washington to ensure evacuation of its diplomatic personnel before bombardment begins. Russia attributed the planned strikes to a Ukrainian attack in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, marking an escalation in the ongoing conflict.

Diplomatic Channel and Official Warning

Rubio confirmed to reporters that he relayed Putin's message directly to Trump, characterizing it as a "threat of escalation." The Kremlin issued a formal statement warning that any strikes would "target decision-making centres and command posts." The statement also urged foreign nationals and international staff to leave Kyiv, stating: "We are notifying foreign citizens, including the personnel of diplomatic missions and international organisations of the need to leave the city as soon as possible."

Rubio told reporters: "I spoke to him yesterday about that and a couple other topics, and obviously Putin had asked him to call me to relay the message directly to the President, which I did. Kyiv has been a dangerous place for a number of years. The danger in all these wars, as they continue and go on, is that they always carry the threat of escalation... of spreading into something new."

This marked the first publicly reported contact between Rubio and Putin since May 5, when they were said to have discussed US-led peace efforts.

Background: Trigger for Russian Action

Russia reportedly said the planned strikes were in response to a Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast. The Kremlin alleged a dormitory in Starobilsk was hit, while Ukraine insisted it had struck a Russian drone command facility.

Internationale Reaktion

Der ukrainische Außenminister Andrii Sybiha forderte die Verbündeten Kiews auf, der Evakuierungsaufforderung nicht nachzukommen und bezeichnete sie als „russischen Erpressungsversuch“.

Die Europäische Union signalisierte, dass sie keine Evakuierung durchführen werde. Die EU-Botschafterin in der Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, erklärte: „Russland will Angst, Panik und die Isolation der Ukraine. Das wird nicht funktionieren. Die EU geht nirgendwohin. Wir bleiben in Kiew. Wir bleiben bei der Ukraine.“

Auch Frankreich lehnte es ab, der Forderung nachzukommen. Ein Sprecher des französischen Außenministeriums sagte: „Wir sind Drohungen von Putin gewohnt. Eine Evakuierung kommt nicht infrage.“

Die USA hielten ihre diplomatische Präsenz in Kiew aufrecht und entschieden sich dagegen, eine vollständige Evakuierung der Hauptstadt auszulösen.