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Russian Hawks Urge Putin To Escalate War, Drop U.S. Talks As Ukraine Strikes Deep

Huffington Post

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June 26, 2026

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Calls for tougher measures are not new.

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Coffman Chronicle

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· Jun 28, 2026

Russian Hawks Pressure Putin to Escalate Ukraine War as Drone Strikes Hit Deep Inside Russia

Russian nationalist hardliners are urging President Vladimir Putin to escalate the war in Ukraine and walk away from U.S.-mediated diplomacy after Ukrainian drone strikes reached deep into Russian territory.

Intel Slava

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· Jun 27, 2026

🇷🇺⚡️ — Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplo [...]

— Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplomacy and escalate the conflict, including by launching nuclear strikes.They have previously called on the Kremlin leader to consider various harsh measures, up to the assassination of Zelensky and the use of tactical nuclear weapons.According to the same Reuters, the Kremlin is currently resisting calls to abandon negotiations and other radical proposals.In the West, it seems that they are seriously considering the statements of ex-generals who have been given a microphone to entertain them, who are completely detached from reality.@Intelslava

TASS

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· Jul 6, 2026

Press review: Trump-Putin call as Russian troops advance while US-Russia OPCW talks fail

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, July 6th

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 9, 2026

Kremlin Pushes Back on Trump Over Claims Ukrainian Refinery Strikes Help End Russia’s War

After Trump said he considered Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil the necessary escalations to end the war, the Kremlin called the remarks “misconceptions” and suggested that Russia would respond by trying to seize more Ukrainian lands.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 23, 2026

Pummelled by Ukraine, Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’

Russia has accused the US of failing to deliver on “understandings” reached between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska last August, a shift that suggests growing frustration in Moscow. In the space of three days, three senior Russian officials have said, without providing specifics, that Washington has not followed through. Their comments follow an intensification of Ukraine’s drone strikes deep inside Russia – including two attacks last week on a Moscow oil...

EUobserver

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· Jun 25, 2026

Putin keen to offset bad news on Crimea by capture of Kostyantynivka, as Russians advance by crawling between houses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,582)

Putin is betting on seizing Kostyantynivka to shift attention from Crimea. Intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten to sap his capacity to sustain a long, attritional push in Donbas.

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Related coverage for "Russian Hawks Urge Putin To Escalate War, Drop U.S. Talks As Ukraine Strikes Deep": Coffman Chronicle — Russian Hawks Pressure Putin to Escalate Ukraine War as Drone Strikes Hit Deep Inside Russia. Intel Slava — 🇷🇺⚡️ — Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplo [...]. TASS — Press review: Trump-Putin call as Russian troops advance while US-Russia OPCW talks fail. Kyiv Post — Kremlin Pushes Back on Trump Over Claims Ukrainian Refinery Strikes Help End Russia’s War. South China Morning Post — Pummelled by Ukraine, Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’. EUobserver — Putin keen to offset bad news on Crimea by capture of Kostyantynivka, as Russians advance by crawling between houses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,582)