“NATO Escalation Near…” Russia Fumes, US ‘Considering’ Lifting All Biden-era Restrictions on Ukraine

Russia said on May 27 that its massive aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent days were a “response” to escalating Ukrainian drone strikes on its own civilians, accusing Kyiv of trying to “disrupt” peace efforts.Moscow, which has repeatedly rejected proposals from Kyiv and its Western allies for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine between late Friday and early Monday, killing more than a dozen people and saturating the country’s air defences.US President Donald Trump, who has been seeking to broker an end to Moscow’s three-year offensive, said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” and threatened Russia with sanctions over the attacks.Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have accelerated in recent weeks, with Russian and Ukrainian officials holding direct talks for the first time in three years earlier this month. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:05 RUSSIA ACCUSES UKRAINE OF BID TO THWART PEACE TALKS3:44 TRUMP TO LIFT ALL BIDEN-ERA RESTRICTIONS ON UKRAINE?5:26 RUSSIA CHANGES DRONE TACTICS TO EVADE UKRAINE’S AIR DEFENCES6:42 “GROUNDLESS ACCUSATIONS” CHINA DENIES ARMING RUSSIA