Russian war escalation

Putin holds firm on Donbas goal despite slowing Russian advance

Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing calls for peace negotiations with Ukraine and could escalate the war in the coming months, Reuters reported on July 9, citing three sources close to the Kremlin.

9 July, 04:35 PM

Ukraine's deep strikes raise cost of war and risk Russian escalation — CNBC

Successful attacks deep into Russian territory and increased pressure on occupied Crimea could not only shift the course of the war in Kyiv's favor but also provoke a new escalation from Moscow, U.S. business publication CNBC wrote on June 24.

25 June, 08:14 AM

Partisans warn of increased Russian shelling after ammo delivery

Russian invaders are preparing to intensify shelling on the Sumy and Kharkiv axes, as indicated by ammunition supply routes, the Atesh partisan movement said, citing its agents who tracked shipments from Russia’s Volgograd Oblast on Jan. 19.

19 January, 01:56 PM

Trump halted supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after October call with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump decided against transferring Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in October, The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 25, citing American officials.

26 November 2025, 12:51 PM

Putin called Trump over Tomahawk supply talk, says Zelenskyy

Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump because of Trump's talk about supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, news agency Ukinform reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 12:57 PM

Russia prepares for renewed assaults in Kherson Oblast

Russia is likely preparing for offensive operations in priority areas of the front line and limited offensive actions in southern Ukraine, particularly in Kherson Oblast, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 10:59 AM

Russian frontline gains boost Putin’s confidence ahead of Trump talks — Bloomberg

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will arrive at his planned Aug. 15 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump confident that Russian forces are “winning” on the battlefield and that he will be “dictating the rules,” Bloomberg reported on Aug 13.

13 August 2025, 02:15 PM

Putin sends warning to Trump with massive attack on Kyiv — Center for Countering Disinformation

Russia deliberately carried out a massive air attack on Kyiv just hours after the phone call between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Center for Countering Disinformation Chief Andrii Kovalenko wrote on July 4.

4 July 2025, 12:43 PM

Kremlin escalates threats to Europe to block support for Ukraine – ISW

The Kremlin is increasingly resorting to threatening rhetoric aimed at Europe in an attempt to stop it from supporting Ukraine and defending itself, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on April 17.

18 April 2025, 09:22 AM

Russian forces escalate attacks on Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts - AFU Commander-in-Chief

The Russian army has launched its offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern border oblasts of Sumy and Kharkiv, the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with Lb.ua published on April 9.

9 April 2025, 12:48 PM

Russian troops make limited advances in two Ukrainian oblasts

Russian troops have advanced into the villages of Pyatykhatky in Zaporizhzhya Oblast and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group wrote on April 3.

3 April 2025, 02:52 PM

The Alaska rewind: How history fuels Putin’s latest imperial dreams

It’s been 158 years since Russia sold Alaska to the United States. So how did it happen — and how did this harsh, frozen territory become one of the wealthiest states in the country? More to the point: Why does Vladimir Putin still seem obsessed with the idea of taking it back?

2 April 2025, 11:25 AM

Ukraine, NATO monitor Black Sea ceasefire after U.S.-Russia talks

Ukraine and its allies are closely monitoring the situation in the Black Sea using a broad range of technical tools, including satellite, surface, air, and underwater surveillance systems, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said during a national TV broadcast on March 29.

30 March 2025, 11:05 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia's daily drone barrages are killing diplomacy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s international partners to respond forcefully to Russia’s recent wave of drone and missile attacks, which he said are undermining global diplomatic efforts to end the war.

30 March 2025, 10:25 AM

Russian war escalation