Kremlin threats

Peskov threatens daily Russian strikes on Kyiv over Ukraine’s attacks on Ozon

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov threatened Kyiv with daily and nightly Russian strikes in response to Ukraine’s attacks on online marketplace Ozon.

24 August, 03:22 PM

UK defies Moscow threats and doubles down on drone support for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged unwavering support for Ukraine after Moscow threatened Britain over drones reportedly supplied to Kyiv.

18 August, 05:40 PM

Ukraine warns Russia will reap consequences of renewed winter energy strikes

Ukraine’s Armed Forces answered a Russian threat to freeze the country this winter by pointing to fires at Russian oil refineries.

14 August, 04:24 PM

Russian FM Lavrov threatens tougher tactics, signals war will continue

Moscow will make its "methods much tougher" in order to "destroy everything" the West does to help strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Russian state propaganda broadcaster VGTRK, published on Aug. 14.

14 August, 02:55 PM

Putin drops territorial concessions, demands all of Donetsk Oblast

The Kremlin is no longer considering returning any occupied Ukrainian territory as part of a potential peace agreement and is insisting on fully capturing Donetsk Oblast, Bloomberg reported on July 22, citing people familiar with the matter.

22 July, 01:20 PM

Zelenskyy warns of possible escalation from Putin

If Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to achieve his objectives in the war against Ukraine, he may pursue further escalation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with French television channel BFMTV on July 13.

14 July, 03:20 PM

Kremlin threatens to 'expand buffer zone' against Ukraine after fuel infrastructure collapse

Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure will force Moscow to continue fighting longer and to "expand the area of the buffer zone," Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on July 9, according to The Moscow Times.

9 July, 06:30 PM

Bundeswehr admits Germany was slow to realize scale of Russian hybrid attacks

Germany was late to realize the true scale of Russian hybrid attacks, but its leadership and security structures are increasingly drawing public attention to the threat, Colonel Sönke Marahrens said, Ukrinform reported on June 10.

10 June, 01:20 PM

Peskov repeats territorial demand after Russia’s mass attack on Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine could end “by the end of the day” if Kyiv orders its forces to leave territories Moscow claims as its own, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on June 2, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.

2 June, 03:46 PM

Putin again warns Armenia of 'Ukrainian scenario' over EU path

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin again threatened Armenia with a “Ukrainian scenario” over its pursuit of European integration after the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana, The Moscow Times reported on May 29.

30 May, 01:23 PM

G7 embassies in Kyiv unfazed by Kremlin’s threats

Embassies of G7 countries remain operating in Kyiv despite direct threats from Russia, the diplomats said in a joint statement on May 28.

29 May, 01:38 AM

What recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear exercises mean for Ukraine

Recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills near Ukraine appear aimed more at intimidation and political signaling than at preparing an imminent nuclear strike, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts cited by NV on May 28.

28 May, 04:13 PM

EU revises Kallas statement on U.S. Embassy presence in Kyiv

The European Union has revised a statement by foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on embassy operations in Kyiv, removing a reference that suggested U.S. diplomats had left the Ukrainian capital. The change appeared on the website of the EU’s diplomatic service on May 28.

28 May, 03:29 PM

Kallas says U.S. diplomats left Kyiv as Ukraine rejects embassy claim

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on May 28 that the U.S. Embassy had evacuated its diplomats from Kyiv amid Russian threats to strike the city, a claim Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry denied.

28 May, 11:25 AM

U.S. skips UN rebuke as Russia threatens embassies after Kyiv barrage

Nearly 50 UN member states condemned Russia’s threats against embassies in Ukraine in a joint statement, France 24 reported on May 26. The signatories included European countries, Japan, South Korea and others. The United States did not back the document.

27 May, 12:40 PM

EU to keep diplomats in Kyiv, summons Russian chargé d’affaires after new threats

The European Union has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires after another Russian attack on Kyiv and fresh threats from Moscow about “systematic” strikes on the Ukrainian capital, European Commission foreign affairs spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on May 26, during a briefing in Brussels, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

26 May, 06:59 PM

Kremlin signals Kyiv strikes could be regular, shrugs off Europe’s response

Russian strikes on Kyiv could be carried out on a regular basis, though not necessarily every day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 26, according to the Russian state propaganda news agency Interfax.

26 May, 06:04 PM

Russian lawmaker shifts Kyiv strike threats from parliament to command posts

Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrey Kartapolov claimed Russia will not strike Ukraine’s parliament or the President’s Office in Kyiv, the Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on May 26.

26 May, 04:50 PM

Kyiv hits Russian oil to gain leverage as Trump’s peace push loses steam — NV special

How Trump’s peace effort has faltered under the pressure of the war in Iran, the Kremlin’s ultimatums and Ukraine’s long-range strikes — and what to expect in the coming weeks.

26 May, 04:00 PM

European officials reject Russia’s Kyiv threats as familiar Kremlin intimidation

Russia’s threats against Ukraine and Western diplomats are a familiar Kremlin tactic aimed at intimidating Europe, but they will not work, Polish Foreign Ministry State Secretary Ignacy Niemczycki said.

26 May, 02:29 PM

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