- Recent deep Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow, St. Petersburg and Crimea have sharply inflamed Russian nationalist hardliners.
- Hardliners are urging Putin to abandon talks and escalate — from full mobilisation and strikes on European drone factories to even talking about nuclear options.
- The Kremlin so far resists the most extreme calls, keeping diplomacy on the table while Putin projects confidence in Russia’s strategy.
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