U.S. dismisses claim its diplomats have fled Kyiv as Zelenskyy pens Trump letter asking for air defense

The United States on Thursday reiterated that its diplomats remained in Kyiv despite Russia’s escalating threats, dismissing a suggestion from the European Union’s top diplomat that Washington had evacuated the Ukrainian capital

The United States on Thursday reiterated that its diplomats remained in Kyiv despite Russia’s escalating threats, dismissing a suggestion from the European Union’s top diplomat that Washington had evacuated the Ukrainian capital.

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The restated American commitment to the city came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a rare letter, appealing to President Donald Trump and Congress for more air defenses.

Russia had urged foreign diplomats to evacuate Kyiv earlier this week, vowing further “systematic” strikes following one of the most intense bombardments on the capital since the start of the war in 2022.