• The US embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv said it would be closed today after it received “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” Air raid sirens were activated in the city several times overnight.
The US said it doesn’t see any indication that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.
• Moscow’s fresh round of nuclear saber rattling follows the US move to allow Ukraine to strike targets deep inside Russia with American-made weapons.
Ukraine hit a Russian weapons arsenal with the ATACMS missiles, which it fired across the border for the first time yesterday, according to two US officials — a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war.
• The US has also approved sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine for the first time, according to two US officials — another major policy shift.
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Vladimir Putin, •, —
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