Putin cảnh báo Trump sơ tán người Mỹ khỏi Ukraine trước các đợt không kích

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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.

Phản ứng quốc tế

Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao Ukraine Andrii Sybiha đã kêu gọi các đồng minh của Kyiv không đáp ứng yêu cầu sơ tán, mô tả đây là hành vi “tống tiền” của Nga.

Liên minh châu Âu cho biết sẽ không sơ tán. Đại sứ EU tại Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, tuyên bố: “Nga muốn gieo sợ hãi, gây hoảng loạn và cô lập Ukraine. Sẽ không được. EU sẽ không đi đâu cả. Chúng tôi ở lại Kyiv. Chúng tôi ở cùng Ukraine.”

Pháp cũng từ chối làm theo. Người phát ngôn Bộ Ngoại giao Pháp cho biết: “Chúng tôi quen với các lời đe dọa của Putin. Việc sơ tán là không thể.”

Mỹ vẫn duy trì sự hiện diện ngoại giao tại Kyiv, quyết định không tiến hành sơ tán toàn diện thủ đô.