Poutine avertit Trump d’évacuer les Américains d’Ukraine avant des frappes

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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.

Réponse internationale

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères ukrainien, Andrii Sybiha, a exhorté les alliés de Kiev à ne pas se conformer à la demande d’évacuation, la décrivant comme un « chantage russe ».

L’Union européenne a indiqué qu’elle n’évacuerait pas. L’ambassadrice de l’UE auprès de l’Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, a déclaré : « La Russie veut instaurer la peur, semer la panique et isoler l’Ukraine. Ça ne marchera pas. L’UE ne va nulle part. Nous restons à Kiev. Nous restons avec l’Ukraine ».

La France a également refusé de s’y conformer. Un porte-parole du ministère français des Affaires étrangères a déclaré : « Nous sommes habitués aux menaces de Poutine. L’évacuation est tout simplement hors de question ».

Les États-Unis ont maintenu leur présence diplomatique à Kiev, en choisissant de ne pas lancer une évacuation complète de la capitale.