"As soon as reports about preparations for the summit began to pop up, and the sides confirmed the possibility of the two leaders’ meeting in Alaska, shelling of the border territories intensified by at least 25%," Rodion Miroshnik said

According to Peter Kuznick, Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, this is a very positive step in the right direction

"As soon as reports about preparations for the summit began to pop up, and the sides confirmed the possibility of the two leaders’ meeting in Alaska, shelling of the border…

Earlier, Ukrainian drones attacked the regional government’s building in Belgorod, causing damage

Leonid Slutsky recalled that similar provocations occurred ahead of the second round of talks in Istanbul, when Ukrainian forces launched large-scale attacks on Russia's railway…

The first direction, according to Rodion Miroshnik, is stepping up attacks on civilian targets