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NOELreports relays that US Secretary of State Rubio dismissed Russia's warning for foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as routine

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NOELreports relayed at about 14:51 UTC on 5 October that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Russia's warning for foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as nothing new, saying Moscow has issued such warnings for months. The post says the US has an embassy in Kyiv and will determine for itself whether it is safe for personnel to remain there, and that Washington assesses the security of its diplomatic missions daily and will change its posture if it identifies a threat requiring action. The account was read from that X account; no statement from Rubio or from the US embassy was recovered in this pass.

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Evidence: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Russia's warning for foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as nothing new

The remarks were read from one X account, NOELreports. No transcript, press release or embassy statement was recovered in this pass, so the wording and the occasion of Rubio's remarks are not established beyond that account.