Russia Escalates Threats Against Europe as Ukraine's Oil Infrastructure Campaign Deepens

Russia issued escalating warnings against European nations as Ukraine's sustained drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure continued into its second month. Ukraine struck the Tuapse refinery twice in one week, attacked the Tuapse port and Samara line-production dispatch station, and has disabled an estimated 40% of Russia's oil export capacity since late March. Russian officials reiterated threats against European defense contractors and NATO member states, while European nations maintained and expanded their drone support packages for Ukraine. Diplomacy remained stalled with Trump's Kremlin envoy visit to Moscow before Kyiv having drawn sharp condemnation from Zelensky.