Kremlin threats

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

Russia lacks capacity to escalate Kyiv strikes significantly, ex-FM Kuleba says

Russia may increase the frequency of strikes on Kyiv but is incapable of making them significantly more powerful than those carried out over the past four years, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a video posted to his Instagram account on May 25 responding to threats by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to strike Kyiv "systematically" and calls for the United States to evacuate its diplomats from the city.

26 May, 01:07 PM

Ukraine warns Russia of painful retaliation if Moscow escalates strikes

Further Russian attacks are likely, but Ukraine will respond symmetrically to Moscow’s strikes, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister and a radio technology expert, said on the United News telethon on May 25, commenting on new threats from Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

26 May, 11:27 AM

Putin threatens Kyiv strikes to mask post-ceasefire humiliation, ISW finds

Russia has threatened “systematic” strikes on Kyiv in an effort to project strength after the humiliation surrounding the May 9–11 three-day ceasefire, while also trying to cast preplanned missile and drone attacks as a “response” to Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in its May 25 report.

26 May, 10:25 AM

Russian threats of systematic strikes aim to scare diplomats, Ukraine's MFA says

Russian threats to launch "systematic strikes" on Kyiv are "shameless blackmail" aimed at intimidating foreign diplomats, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry stated on May 25.

26 May, 08:36 AM

Russia threatens systematic strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to flee

Russia will begin “systematic strikes” on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv, its Foreign Ministry said on May 25 and called on foreigners, including diplomats, to leave the Ukrainian capital as soon as possible.

25 May, 06:16 PM

Russia’s threats to strike Kyiv expose Kremlin weakness, ISW says

The Kremlin’s escalating threats to strike Kyiv with ballistic missiles ahead of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day were likely meant to conceal Moscow’s weakness and its inability to reliably protect much of its airspace from Ukrainian long-range strikes, the Institute for the Study of War said.

9 May, 10:23 AM

Russia plans to use its May 9 ceasefire as cover for escalation

Russia will likely use its unilaterally imposed ceasefire to justify threats of escalation or for actual escalation against Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 7.

8 May, 09:28 AM

EU will not evacuate Kyiv diplomats despite Russia's threats of massive missile strike

The European Union will not evacuate its diplomats from Kyiv or alter its presence in Ukraine despite Russia's threats to carry out a massive missile strike on the capital, European Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said on May 7, according to European Pravda.

7 May, 05:55 PM

Putin refuses to accept that Ukraine brings war deep inside Russia

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's desperate threats to strike Kyiv over the May 9 parade expose his inability to protect Moscow and his refusal to accept the new reality of the war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 5.

6 May, 09:29 AM

ISW debunks Russia's third claim of capturing Luhansk Oblast

Russian troops have captured the entire Luhansk Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed for the third time during the full-scale invasion, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on April 1.

2 April, 10:02 AM

Kremlin ties Ukraine’s future to NATO’s collapse — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues to demonstrate that he is not interested in any peace settlement limited to Ukraine alone or one that does not involve radical NATO restructuring, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 15.

16 January, 10:19 AM

Putin’s alliance network crumbles as Trump ramps up pressure and allies fall

As Russia remains bogged down in its war against Ukraine, the global network of allies Russian dictator Vladimir Putin spent years cultivating appears to be collapsing under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Politico reported on Jan. 13.

13 January, 02:40 PM

Russia warns UK, French troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'

Russia's Foreign Ministry warned that British and French troops in Ukraine would be treated as "legitimate targets" for Russian attacks, in response to a declaration signed by leaders in Paris on potentially deploying forces there in the event of a ceasefire, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Jan. 8, according to the BBC.

8 January, 04:20 PM

Zelenskyy: U.S. must act if Russia rejects Ukraine peace terms

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Russia refuses to agree to conditions for ending the fighting worked out in talks with the United States and Europe, Washington should move to apply serious pressure on Moscow, European Pravda reported.

16 December 2025, 04:42 PM

Putin rejects real peace, leaves Trump with three choices

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has signaled a willingness to negotiate with the United States — but remains entirely unwilling to make concessions on the war, Swiss German-language newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) wrote on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 12:45 PM

Kremlin propagandists normalize terrorism abroad under 'mirror response' logic

A recent Russian state TV broadcast laid bare something that should no longer be ignored: the Kremlin’s domestic propaganda machine now speaks the language of terrorism — not metaphorically, but literally.

8 November 2025, 03:45 PM

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