The United States embassy in Kyiv is set to reopen on Thursday, following its closure for the first time in over two years on Wednesday. This closure was part of a series of embassy shutdowns in Kyiv after receiving alerts of a potential major airstrike on the city. Ukraine later revealed that Russia had orchestrated an 'information and psychological attack' by disseminating a false warning of a large-scale assault, falsely attributed to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
The decision to close the US embassy underscores the escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington. This move came shortly after Ukraine launched US-made longer-range missiles into Russian territory for the first time. Additionally, the Biden administration announced its intention to provide anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine for the first time, further exacerbating the strained relations between the two nations.
