Zelensky dismissed the Russian claims as “a complete fabrication”, warning that Moscow was laying the groundwork for further strikes. “I am sure they are simply preparing the ground for strikes, probably on the capital, probably on government buildings,” he said. Russia offered no evidence for its claims, which could not be independently verified.

Lawmakers warned that Russia and China are already waging a hidden campaign across Europe using cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and economic leverage to weaken alliances and test Western resolve.

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.

When a group of defense insiders gathered in Whitehall, the home of the British government, last month to discuss how prepared the United Kingdom and its allies were for a war they believe could come in the next few years,

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Trump said the US and Ukraine were “95 percent” in agreement about many of Zelensky’s proposed 20-point peace plan but acknowledged that certain issues, such as control of Ukraine’s Donbas region,

President Putin warned European powers on Tuesday that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would be so absolute that there would be no one left to even negotiate a peace deal.