Is a shifting tide behind a Russian warning to foreigners in Ukraine?

Washington — The U.S. and some European nations appear to have dismissed a Russian warning for foreign nationals to evacuate Ukraine's capital ahead of increased strikes on the city. Analysts say the threat comes as battlefield momentum may be beginning to shift in Ukraine's favor. Moscow threatened on Monday to "systematically strike at Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises in Kyiv" in retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Friday that Russia claims hit a student dormitory in the occupied Luhansk region, killed at least 21 people and wounding 42. Russia calls Ukraine strike "the last straw" Ukraine's military called Russia's characterization of the attack "manipulation," and said a drone command center was hit. But in a statement issued by the foreign ministry, Russia called it "the last straw," and vowed to launch "a systematic series of strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities in Kyiv." "Given that the above-mentioned facilities are scattered throughout Kyiv, we warn foreign citizens, including personnel of diplomatic missions and international organizations, to leave the city as soon as possible, and residents of the Ukrainian capital to avoid approaching military and administrative infrastructure facilities of the Zelenskyy regime," the ministry said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a warning for U.S. …