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Russia’s attempts at [escalation via Belarus](/news/2026/5/22/too-big-a-risk-why-has-russia-sent-nuclear-warheads-to-belarus), where it has delivered more nuclear weapons and held highly publicised joint war games, come as its ground war falters in Ukraine
Russia would recover quickly and escalate its own attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. ## ‘Deprive the Russian war machine’ Separately, Ukraine
Russia has [urged foreigners to leave in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv,](/news/2026/5/25/russia-warns-foreigners-to-leave-kyiv-as-it-prepares-systematic-strikes) and warned of more strikes on the city, suggesting a major escalation in its more-than-four-year-long war
Russia-Ukraine war into neighbouring countries that are part of the NATO alliance, sparking fears of escalating
war on Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday in Cyprus, following an informal meeting of EU defence ministers. Eighty new designations targeting Russia’s “military industrial complex, human rights violators
escalation”, which is why they summoned the Russian ambassador. “We made it clear to Russia today: We will not be intimidated by threats and will continue to support Ukraine with full force,” the ministry wrote
war.” Meanwhile, on Thursday the UN nuclear watchdog [warned of “intensified” military activities near several Ukraine nuclear sites](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/ukraine-war-briefing-putin-escalating-war-not-seeking-an-end-merz) that posed significant safety risks. - **What do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell
escalation came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate calls with United States President Donald Trump, and Washington and Tehran announced a framework to end their war – underscoring how efforts
escalating its regular barrages. With the front line changing little as swarms of drones hinder battlefield movement, both sides have sought an edge by increasingly launching long-range strikes. The war that followed Russia
escalation. Not that the Kremlin accepts responsibility for this. It blames Kyiv, claiming that Russia is reacting to a recent Ukrainian strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk, Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. According to official
Russia’s war with Ukraine on gas supplies, was “[the biggest crisis in history](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/war-iran-is-causing-biggest-energy-crisis-history-iea-says-2026-04-21/)” in global energy markets. The US last week imposed a blockade of Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into
escalation of the military and political situation on the entire European continent and creeping transformation of these countries into a strategic rear for Ukraine,” said a statement from the Russian defence ministry on Wednesday this
war to their territory so that they feel it too," the Ukrainian soldier says, as his unit scramble to assemble long-range drones for launch at Russia. Ukraine has been intensifying its deep strikes like
Ukraine is likely to continue and probably escalate this campaign, particularly as domestic drone production scales up and as these attacks systematically degrade Russian air defences to enable strikes deeper into Russian territory.” The Tuapse
war drags on and [Moscow’s advances on the front line in eastern Ukraine](/news/2026/6/12/ukraine-reclaims-territory-in-may-as-it-doubles-strikes-on-russian-logistic) slow. Putin declared confidence that the onslaught would not affect Moscow’s determination to continue with its invasion
war so far and Moscow has since threatened "systematic strikes" on the city, warning foreigners to leave and locals to beware. Even as it escalates its aggression, Russia is accusing the EU of encouraging Kyiv
wars as they continue and then they go on is that they always have the threat of escalation, of spreading into something new.”* Curiously, Rubio said that Lavrov also wanted to “relay” a message from
escalation. In a separate announcement, the Russian transport ministry said on Friday that 13 airports in Russia’s south halted operations due to drone attacks. “Operations at the regional centre in Rostov-on-Don, which
escalated](/features/2026/4/24/russian-oil-exports-slump-as-ukraine-hammers-ports-and-refineries) starting in late March. In recent weeks, Ukrainian [drones struck](/features/2026/3/27/ukraine-fends-off-increased-attacks-strikes-russian-oil-revenue) Russia’s Ust-Luga and Primorsk oil export terminals in the Baltic Sea, severing as much as 40 percent of oil export
war in Iran. That’s why we’ve extended the 5p fuel duty cut twice, until September. While the chancellor will continue to monitor the situation, as the chancellor has set out, a rapid