As of August 26, 2026, Russia was preparing to escalate military attacks on Ukraine after determining that peace negotiations had reached a dead end, according to three sources close to the Kremlin cited by Bloomberg. Moscow increasingly views Ukrainian strikes as NATO actions.
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Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin.
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BIG: Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that peace negotiations have reached a dead end, according to Bloomberg citing three people close to the Kremlin. Russia is weighing intensified conventional ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, including the city center, and infrastructure targets across other Ukrainian cities.
Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end, according to three people close to the Kremlin. For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure targets in other Ukrainian cities, the people said, asking no