With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war ^40%

AP News - By The Associated Press - 5/29/2026, 6:03 AM

Negativity Bias 48.1% - Biased Writer Voice 21.9% - Fundamental Attribution Error 19.9%

Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the hope it will shore up his sagging domestic approval ratings and... more