[2026-05-27 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Dozens of Countries at UN Condemn Moscow's 'Threats' to Embassies in Ukraine

Snippet: Almost 50 countries condemned what they said were threats by Russia against embassies in Ukraine in a joint statement at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/dozens-of-countries-at-un-condemn-moscows-threats-to-embassies-in-ukraine-a92854

[2026-05-27 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Czech ‘ammo coalition’ for Ukraine loses support

Snippet: Nine countries have withdrawn from a Czech initiative aimed at jointly procuring artillery ammunition for Ukraine, according to Czech President Petr Pavel. The scheme has been plagued by underinvestment since its inception.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640610-ukraine-ammunition-czech-collapses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-27 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Nine countries have withdrawn from a Czech initiative aimed at jointly procuring artillery ammunition for Ukraine, according to Czech President Petr Pavel. The scheme has been plagued by underinvestment since its inception.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640610-ukraine-ammunition-czech-collapses/

[2026-05-27 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

Snippet: On the latest Defense & Tech podcast, Anna Ahronheim sat down with Windward co-founder and CEO Ami Daniel at a charged moment: Iran is striking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Russia's "shadow fleet" of over 2,100 ships is moving sanctioned oil outside Western oversight, and Ukrainian underwater drones are turning up in Greek caves.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/article-897365

[2026-05-27 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Britain Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Crypto Infrastructure

Snippet: Britain imposed a new round of sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency platforms and financial infrastructure that it says are helping Moscow circumvent Western restrictions and fund its war effort in Ukraine, targeting a Kremlin-linked crypto network and several widely used digital payment services.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/britain-imposes-new-sanctions-on-russian-crypto-infrastructure-a92856

[2026-05-27 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Taiwan drone exports soar on Ukraine war

Snippet: TAIPEI — Taiwan’s drone exports are taking off, fueled by the war in Ukraine, as Taiwanese companies seek a stake in the fast-growing global market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/27/world/asia-oceania/taiwan-drone-exports-soar-on-ukraine-war/2352185

[2026-05-27 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: President Sheikh Mohamed receives Russian First Deputy Prime Minister | The National

Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed received Denis Manturov, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister, in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/26/president-sheikh-mohamed-receives-russian-first-deputy-prime-minister/

[2026-05-27 01:15 UTC+10:00] [guerra na Ucrânia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Rússia abate dívidas de voluntários na guerra contra a Ucrânia

Snippet: O presidente da Rússia, Vladimir Putin, assinou um decreto que concede perdão de dívidas a novos recrutas militares e seus cônjuges. Numa declaração da noite de segunda-feira (25/05), o Kremlin disse que a isenção poderia chegar a 10 milhões de rublos (aproximadamente R$700 mil).

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/r%C3%BAssia-abate-d%C3%ADvidas-de-volunt%C3%A1rios-na-guerra-contra-a-ucr%C3%A2nia/a-77302023

[2026-05-27 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Moscow Court Jails HSE Professor 3.5 Years for Navalny Donations

Snippet: A Moscow judge sentenced a mathematician at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) to 3.5 years in jail after he was found guilty of extremism, the exiled science outlet T-Invariant reported Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/moscow-court-jails-hse-professor-35-years-for-navalny-donations-a92853

[2026-05-27 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Russia urges foreign diplomats in Kyiv to leave ahead of strikes on 'decision-making centers'

Snippet: Russia has urged all nations with embassies in Kyiv to evacuate personnel after announcing that it planned to launch systematic strikes on “decision-making centers” and Ukrainian military command posts in the Ukrainian capital on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-897357

[2026-05-27 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘Leave Kyiv’: Why Russia’s latest Ukraine threat is a major escalation

Snippet: Russia has urged foreigners to leave in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and warned of more strikes on the city, suggesting a major escalation in its more-than-four-year-long war on Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/leave-kyiv-why-russias-latest-ukraine-threat-is-a-major-escalation

[2026-05-27 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ukraine now has the ‘cards,’ the US must force Putin to make concessions

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/opinion/ukraine-now-has-the-cards-the-us-must-force-putin-to-make-concessions/

[2026-05-27 00:26 UTC+10:00] [Rússia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Guerra na Ucrânia: Putin procura mais recrutas

Snippet: A Rússia volta a subir o tom, numa altura em que enfrenta pesadas baixas militares na Ucrânia.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-002/guerra-na-ucr%C3%A2nia-putin-procura-mais-recrutas/a-77300077

[2026-05-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Moscow Court Upholds ‘Extremist’ Label for Galitsky’s Venture Capital Fund

Snippet: A Moscow judge on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling designating tech entrepreneur Alexander Galitsky’s venture capital fund as an “extremist” organization and seizing 8 billion rubles ($97.5 million) worth of assets.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/moscow-court-upholds-extremist-label-for-galitskys-venture-capital-fund-a92852

[2026-05-26 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Russia ramps up threats against Ukraine. What does that say about the war?

Snippet: Moscow has stepped up its threats to Ukraine, warning of "consistent, systematic strikes on Kyiv targeting its military industrial complex".

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v22ylzpqzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-26 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: President of Russia’s Biggest Lobby Group Tapped as Putin’s Next ‘Business Tsar’

Snippet: The president of Russia’s largest business lobby will oversee a revamped version of the country’s business ombudsman office, the Kremlin said Tuesday, ending a two-year vacancy at the top of the state watchdog.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/president-of-russias-biggest-lobby-group-tapped-as-putins-next-business-tsar-a92849

[2026-05-26 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Negotiations] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Zelenskyy’s top negotiator flies to Berlin for talks with Germany, France, UK

Snippet: BERLIN — Ukraine's top ​negotiator Rustem Umerov arrived in Berlin on Tuesday for talks, amid Russia's warning to foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv due to planned airstrikes.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-top-negotiator-rustem-umerov-in-berlin-for-ukraine-peace-talks/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-26 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: From McEnroe to Medvedev, meltdowns on tennis courts are part of the sport's mental challenge

Snippet: Daniil Medvedev of Russia returns to Adam Walton of Australia during their first round men’s singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/french-open-racket-abuse-meltdowns-329908092023ad53462d6dff2b32975f

[2026-05-26 21:58 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: European diplomats reject Moscow’s call to leave Kyiv

Snippet: The Kremlin is telling foreign diplomats stationed in Kyiv to abandon the Ukrainian capital or risk getting bombed. Despite those warnings, European diplomats are staying put.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/with-missiles-falling-on-kyiv-european-diplomats-stay-put/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-26 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Rick Sanchez slams BBC and CNN over college massacre site no-show (VIDEO)

Snippet: CNN and the BBC should have come to the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), the site of a deadly Ukrainian drone attack on a college dorm, if they say they distrust Moscow’s narrative, US journalist Rick Sanchez has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640579-cnn-bbc-lugansk-sanchez/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: CNN and the BBC should have visited the site of a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) if they say they distrust Moscow’s narrative about the attack, US journalist Rick Sanchez has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640579-cnn-bbc-lugansk-sanchez/

[2026-05-26 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Foreign Ministry Summons Czech Diplomat Over Detention of Orthodox Church Cleric

Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it had summoned a senior Czech diplomat to demand the release of a Russian Orthodox cleric who was detained after containers of a suspicious white substance were found in his car.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/foreign-ministry-summons-czech-diplomat-over-detention-of-orthodox-church-cleric-a92848

[2026-05-26 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Four killed as train and school bus collide in Belgium – Europe live

Snippet: Belgian deputy prime minister Maxime Prevot confirmed the death toll from this morning’s crash.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/26/europe-ukraine-russia-lithuania-eu-heatwave-hungary-magyar-france-latest-news-updates

[2026-05-26 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russia and India in Talks for Additional S-400 Missile System Deliveries

Snippet: Moscow and New Delhi are in negotiations for additional deliveries of Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/russia-and-india-in-talks-for-additional-s-400-missile-system-deliveries-a92845

[2026-05-26 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Kyiv braces for possible major Russian barrage

Snippet: A Ukrainian serviceman of the Cerberus Ground Unmanned Systems Company of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Third Army Corps, conducts a drill with a combat ground drone during a training at the polygon in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-diplomats-lavrov-rubio-2abde640e27e7b320715d74358ba28f3

[2026-05-26 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of 'systematic' strikes on Ukrainian capital

Snippet: Russia said on Tuesday its government has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate diplomats and American citizens from Kyiv, as Moscow plots fresh strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/russia-ukraine-war-rubio-trump-lavrov-kyiv.html

[2026-05-26 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Evolving Warfare Connects the Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran

Snippet: The trench warfare and heavy artillery on Ukraine’s battlefields in 2022 doesn’t look much like the war by air and sea that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/middleeast/iran-ukraine-wars-similarities.html

[2026-05-26 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia tells US to pull its diplomats and citizens from Ukraine capital

Snippet: Sergey Lavrov warns Marco Rubio of Russian plans to attack Kyiv facilities and ‘decision-making centres’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3354873/russia-tells-us-pull-its-diplomats-and-citizens-ukraine-capital?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-26 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia tells US to pull its diplomats and citizens from Ukraine capital

Snippet: Sergey Lavrov warns Marco Rubio of Russian plans to attack Kyiv facilities and ‘decision-making centres’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3354873/russia-tells-us-pull-its-diplomats-and-citizens-ukraine-capital

[2026-05-26 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: European stocks set to open lower following U.S. strikes on Iran, mixed messages on peace talks

Snippet: LONDON — European markets were set to open broadly lower on Tuesday, as traders monitored developments in the Middle East and Ukraine amid renewed volatility in oil markets.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/european-markets-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-cac-iran-news.html

[2026-05-26 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Russia denies alleged transfer of Ukrainian children, claims "humanitarian evacuation"

Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Russia on Tuesday rejected accusations it has deported or forcibly transferred Ukrainian children to Russian territory, describing the allegations as anti-Russian propaganda and insisting that it has taken "humanitarian evacuation measures" aimed at protecting the children.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260526006700315

[2026-05-26 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: As Ukraine gains advantage, Russia strikes with nuclear-capable missile

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/russia-responds-to-ukraine-advantage-with-hypersonic-missile/106683822

[2026-05-26 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Airspace] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Should Europe talk to Putin?

Snippet: Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/should-europe-talk-to-putin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-26 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Fewer Germans buying into warnings of Russian attack – poll

Snippet: The number of Germans who believe Russia may launch a military attack on their country has fallen sharply since last year, according to a recent poll.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640561-germans-no-russian-threat-poll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: The number of Germans who believe Russia may launch a military attack on their country has fallen sharply since last year, according to a recent poll.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640561-germans-no-russian-threat-poll/

[2026-05-26 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Russia threatens strikes on Kyiv defense sites, urges foreigners to leave

Snippet: Russia said Monday that it intended ‌to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centres, and urged foreigners to leave, a day after one of its heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the war.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10756054

[2026-05-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [culture] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: How the Venice Biennale became Russia’s way back into Europe

Snippet: Russia’s art is back on the European stage — and so is its soft power.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/how-the-venice-biennale-became-russia-way-back-into-europe-art/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-26 10:53 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ukraine war briefing: Russia pressures US to clear way for attacks on Kyiv

Snippet: Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’. What we know on day 1,553

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/26/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-pressures-us-embassy-evacuate-attacks-kyiv

[2026-05-26 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Moscow demands release of Russian Orthodox bishop detained by NATO state

Snippet: Moscow has demanded the Czech Republic immediately release Metropolitan Bishop Hilarion detained in the country, branding the incident a “fabricated persecution” of the senior Russian Christian Orthodox hierarch.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640563-russian-orthodox-priest-detained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Moscow has demanded the Czech Republic immediately release Metropolitan Bishop Hilarion detained in the country, branding the incident a “fabricated persecution” of the senior Russian Christian Orthodox hierarch.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640563-russian-orthodox-priest-detained/

[2026-05-26 07:16 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Russia attacks Kyiv, threatening the start of a 'series of systematic strikes'

Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/russia-strikes-kyiv/rsumpme3r

[2026-05-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Lim Woong] Discerning the difference: Good AI vs. bad AI

Snippet: In the early innings of a technological shift, the public narrative is almost always fear and “pushback.” We fret over video games that swallow adolescents’ interest in books, internet pornography that "trains" the user’s brain into compulsion, and teenagers trapped in the dopamine loops of social media. Layered atop this is the geopolitical sludge of propaganda, surveillance and industrial-scale disinformation, often orchestrated by state actors like China and Russia.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755519

[2026-05-26 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Latest Russian attack melts golden arches on Ukraine’s first McDonald’s

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/world-news/latest-russian-attack-melts-golden-arches-on-ukraines-first-mcdonalds/

[2026-05-26 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: RT reports from China’s Shenzhou-23 crew launch (VIDEO)

Snippet: China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on a regular crew rotation mission. The crew will relieve their colleagues currently in orbit and continue long duration experiments aboard the country’s permanent outpost.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640545-china-orbital-mission-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on a regular crew rotation mission. The crew will relieve their colleagues currently in orbit and continue long duration experiments aboard the country’s permanent outpost.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640545-china-orbital-mission-russia/

[2026-05-26 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Here’s why many Western leaders’ approval ratings are tanking

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640551-western-leaders-dismal-ratings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-26 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Here’s why many Western leaders’ approval ratings are tanking

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640551-western-leaders-dismal-ratings/

[2026-05-26 05:23 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Politico

Title: A nation on a hard drive: Inside the rise of digital embassies

Snippet: In the small, sleepy Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a hidden digital vault holds data on every Estonian citizen.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/estonia-russia-luxembourg-hard-drive-data-foreign-vaults/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-26 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exiled Belarus opposition leader visits Ukraine as Kyiv warns of escalation

Snippet: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Ukraine’s Foreign ‌Minister Andrii Sybiha, on what she said was her first ‘working visit’ to Kyiv

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3354812/exiled-belarus-opposition-leader-visits-ukraine-kyiv-warns-escalation?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-26 05:02 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exiled Belarus opposition leader visits Ukraine as Kyiv warns of escalation

Snippet: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Ukraine’s Foreign ‌Minister Andrii Sybiha, on what she said was her first ‘working visit’ to Kyiv

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3354812/exiled-belarus-opposition-leader-visits-ukraine-kyiv-warns-escalation