Western embassies refuse to leave Kyiv after Russian threat; Rubio says US mission stays

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• On October 3, Russia's Foreign Ministry warned foreign diplomats and citizens to leave Kyiv, threatening massive strikes and placing responsibility on those who ignore the warning.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on October 5 that the US Embassy in Kyiv continues to operate, and that the US will decide for itself whether it is safe for American diplomats to remain.
• Embassies of the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Austria, Albania, Hungary, Poland, and Estonia, plus the EU Delegation, published statements saying they are staying in Kyiv despite Russian threats.
• EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová stated that all EU member-state embassies and the EU Delegation remain in Kyiv, and called Russia's message 'leave or risk your life,' with the EU's response 'We are staying.'
• The Guardian reported on October 2–3 that Western diplomats are privately developing contingency plans to potentially relocate embassies to Lviv or eastern Poland; Ukraine's MFA said it has received no such requests or notifications from partners.
• On September 30, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that debris from Russian shelling was found on the grounds of a Western embassy in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
• In an October 3 interview with Reuters, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to Russia's escalation aimed at forcing Kyiv residents to flee.
• Russia issued a similar warning to foreign diplomats in May that was rejected at the time; one article's headline noted Rubio did not rule out suspension of US Embassy operations in Kyiv.