US Embassy In Russia Tells Americans To "Have Evacuation Plans"
NDTV
The US embassy warned Americans of a risk of attacks in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, as well as areas of heightened tension along the Russia-Ukraine border.
The US embassy in Moscow warned Americans late Sunday of potential attacks in public places in Russia, including along border with Ukraine where the Kremlin has massed troops in advance of a feared invasion.
"According to media sources, there have been threats of attacks against shopping centres, railway and metro stations, and other public gathering places in major urban areas," the embassy said in statement.
The mission did not point to specific reports.
The embassy's warning said there was a risk of attacks in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, "as well as in areas of heightened tension along the Russian border with Ukraine".
