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Hardliners Push Putin to End Talks After Drone Strikes

6/27/2026

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Hardliners urged President Vladimir Putin to abandon diplomatic talks after Ukrainian drones hit Moscow, St Peterburg and Crimea.
Kremlin officials have resisted hawks’ call and kept diplomatic channels open despite U.S. peace proposal criticism.
The Defence Ministry published European drone factory addresses as a warning.
The Foreign Ministry announced systematic strikes on Kyiv military targets.
President Putin told graduates Russia is near seizing Kostyantynivka and that reasonable European forces are emerging.

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Hardliners urged President Vladimir Putin to abandon diplomatic talks after Ukrainian drones hit Moscow, St Peterburg and Crimea.
Kremlin officials have resisted hawks’ call and kept diplomatic channels open despite U.S. peace proposal criticism.
The Defence Ministry published European drone factory addresses as a warning.
The Foreign Ministry announced systematic strikes on Kyiv military targets.
President Putin told graduates Russia is near seizing Kostyantynivka and that reasonable European forces are emerging.