The U.S. embassy in Kyiv warned on Friday of a “potentially significant” air attack in the coming days.
“The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received information concerning a potentially significant air attack that may occur at any time over the next several days,” the embassy said on its website.
“The Embassy, as always, recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.”
The alert was issued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his call for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, warning of additional sanctions against those that violate it.
Asked by reporters in the Oval Office Friday if he had a message for Russia in light of the U.S. embassy’s warning, Trump told “both parties” to “get this stupid war finished.”
While Ukraine has said it is ready to adopt the ceasefire immediately, Russia has only proposed a three-day ceasefire this week — a truce that Ukraine has said Russia violated hundreds of times through continued attacks.
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