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U.S. embassy in Russia issues warning to "avoid large gatherings [in Moscow] over the next 48 hours" (ru.usembassy.gov)

submitted 8 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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The U.S. Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours.

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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 39 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We still have an embassy in Russia? Wow.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Diplomatic communications haven't totally broken down yet, it serves a great purpose in passing communications between the two countries. It's normal to keep embassies open as long as possible. Hell, in world war 2 the US even maintained their embassy in Nazi Germany up until 1941. It didn't do much at that point but it stayed open until we were legally at war and communicating didn't matter.

[–] spookex@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even during the cold war both sides had embassies in both countries, it's nothing surprising

[–] toffi@feddit.de 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Were else would you install the wiretaps.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Japan had an embassy in the US during ww2