Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Russia now openly considers the conflict in Ukraine to be a war, arguing that it began as a “special military operation” but escalated because Western capitals actively back Kyiv. He also warned that Russia should expect provocations ahead of the NATO summit and claimed Ukraine is intensifying attacks because the battlefield situation is worsening for Kyiv.

Vladimir Putin could use an attack on Nato as a bargaining chip for the war in Ukraine, sources told Polish media

Moscow may be planning an armed “provocation” against Poland to escalate tensions and force the West to end its support for Ukraine, according to Polish officials citing US…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Russia now openly considers the conflict in Ukraine to be a war, arguing that it began as a “special military operation” but escalated because…