The embassy warned dual citizens could be entered into Putin’s conscription or prevented from leaving the country.
The United States Embassy in Russia urged Americans in the country Tuesday to leave “immediately” and warned Americans against traveling to Russia in its most dire warning since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, as a mass exodus of conscription-eligible Russians flee to avoid Kremlin’s conscription.
Putin announced in a televised address last week that his decree for partial mobilization will only apply to current members of the Russian military reserve and people who previously served in the country’s Armed Forces. He also threatened the use of nuclear weapons, setting off mass protests in Russia and widespread concern from foreign officials, including CIA Director Bill Burns, who told CBS Evening News the threat must be “taken very seriously.
