Despite President Trump’s stalled efforts to broker peace and Russia’s planned summer offensive, analysis by Michael Kimmage (Kennan Institute) suggests the military tide in Ukraine may be turning against Moscow.

A leading Vladimir Putin propagandist has threatened the USA with a "nuclear tsunami" that will "blow the country to hell" in a vicious rant on Russian television. Throughout the Ukraine war, Putin has repeatedly engaged in nuclear sabre-rattling in an attempt to deter Western countries from providing military support to Ukraine.

Russian troops launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 128 drones against Ukraine. Four regions were affected by the attack, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Russians attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the area of Taganrog,