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The U.S. Embassy in Moscow released a warning late Sunday of the risk of attacks in public places in Moscow, St. Petersburg and on the Ukrainian border amid rising tensions around Ukraine.
“According to press reports, there are threats of attacks in shopping malls, train and metro stations, and other public places in major urban areas“, said the embassy, in a press release which does not quote by press articles in particular.
The Embassy’s message to its nationals indicates that the risk exists in Moscow and St. Petersburg, “as well as in areas of high tension along the Russian border with Ukraine“.
Western countries have been warning for weeks against Russia’s intention to attack the neighboring country which was part of its sphere of influence before the collapse of the communist bloc in 1991, accusing Russia of massaging dozens of thousands of men at the border.
The U.S. Embassy also advises its nationals in Russia to “avoid the crowd“and take”arrangements to evacuate without relying on U.S. government assistance“.
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