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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWould a US Embassy or other installation in Ukraine be considered part of NATO?
Just wondering about this with the reopening of the US Embassy in Ukraine. If it is hit during a Russian attack what would be the possible consequenses?
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Would a US Embassy or other installation in Ukraine be considered part of NATO? (Original Post)
wcmagumba
May 2022
OP
No. Under international law, an embassy remains the territory of the host nation.
DavidDvorkin
May 2022
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. Isn't a US Embassy abroad considered "US soil"??
Just my two cents
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)2. My thought exactly...
No, first and foremost, an Embassy is the inviolable territory of the represented Nation.
Make7
(8,543 posts)4. They would say it wasn't directly targeted (whether true or not).
Released July 6, 1999
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The attack was a mistake. Our examination explains how a series of errors and omissions led to that mistake. Let me emphasize: no one targeted the Chinese Embassy. No one, at any stage in the process, realized that our bombs were aimed at the Chinese Embassy.
It is entirely appropriate that we provide you with an explanation of how this awful tragedy occurred. The U.S. Government recognizes our responsibility to provide a full explanation. We have undertaken our own internal investigation into this matter and want to share our results with you.
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https://1997-2001.state.gov/policy_remarks/1999/990617_pickering_emb.html
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The attack was a mistake. Our examination explains how a series of errors and omissions led to that mistake. Let me emphasize: no one targeted the Chinese Embassy. No one, at any stage in the process, realized that our bombs were aimed at the Chinese Embassy.
It is entirely appropriate that we provide you with an explanation of how this awful tragedy occurred. The U.S. Government recognizes our responsibility to provide a full explanation. We have undertaken our own internal investigation into this matter and want to share our results with you.
...
https://1997-2001.state.gov/policy_remarks/1999/990617_pickering_emb.html
It would be remarkable if the United States were to claim bombing an embassy should be cause for a declaration of war. The U.N. Charter uses the phase, "territorial integrity or political independence of any state" when describing military action, I don't believe an attack on an embassy would fit that definition.
Joenobody
(90 posts)5. There aren't technicalities here...
It would be whatever we said it was.
DavidDvorkin
(19,479 posts)6. No. Under international law, an embassy remains the territory of the host nation.