{"id":364229,"date":"2026-07-10T20:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=364229"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:07:46","slug":"putin-is-preparing-for-huge-war-escalation-soon-leader-warns-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/putin-is-preparing-for-huge-war-escalation-soon-leader-warns-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin is ‘preparing for huge war escalation’ soon, leader warns | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

\t\t\t\t\t

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A European leader has warned that Ukraine must restart peace talks or face a large escalation from Russia.<\/p>\n

Petr Pavel, the Czech President, said there continues to be a \u2018window\u2019 to push for peace and open a dialogue with Russia.<\/p>\n

\u2018Russia may have parliamentary elections in September. President Putin will hardly declare mobilisation before, but once the elections are over, then the window will shrink,\u2019 he told the Telegraph.<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018President Putin may have difficulties keeping calm at home, and if this pressure continues, if Ukraine continues to be capable and successful in hitting targets deep in Russian territory, it is going to create conditions where Russia can be more inclined to barter.\u2019<\/p>\n

Three sources near the Kremlin also warned of a possible escalation within the war, telling Reuters that Putin is dismissing any proposal for peace talks.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled Russian oil supplies (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\tJoin for all of the most recent stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
\n

Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The war between Russia and Ukraine has been occurring for nearly 4 years now, but Russia has also been waging a quieter war against Europe.<\/p>\n

Last week, it was revealed that Russia\u00a0launched tons of of drones and covert UAVs across Britain and Europe from their shadow fleet in preparation for a future conflict.<\/p>\n

The International Institute of Strategic Studies issued a\u00a0sobering report<\/a>\u00a0during which they found Putin\u2019s shadow fleet ships sent drones into Britain and Europe, targeting airports, bases and nuclear sites.<\/p>\n

Among the many sites affected by the spy drones were\u00a0RAF\u00a0Fairford, Feltwell, Lakenheath and Mildenhall, and dozens of web sites across continental Europe.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Russian\t<\/div>
Putin is refusing to enter peace negotiations (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018We assess it is probably going that Russian-linked vessels and the \u2018shadow fleet\u2019 were used as launch or recovery platforms for UAVs as a part of the Kremlin\u2019s wider unconventional war on Europe,\u2019 they warned.<\/p>\n

Since 2024, mystery drone sightings have plagued airports, military bases and civilian areas as Russia increasingly tests the boundaries of its spyware.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Kremlin was likely capable of map response times, coverage gaps and limitations across European integrated air defences,\u2019 the IISS added.<\/p>\n

The drones spied on critical infrastructure as well, to prompt a \u2018decisive opening operation in high-intensity conflict\u2019, the report warned.<\/p>\n

Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: Nato country sends in military forces after Russia unleashes fresh round of air strikes<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: Suspect in Monaco explosion that left Ukrainian billionaire and lover \u2018critical\u2019 pictured<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: Monaco bombing suspect identified as woman \u2018disguised to seem like man\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tComment now<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg><\/span>
\n\t\t\tComments<\/span>
\n\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg><\/span>
\n\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<\/span>
\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n
\n
\n

News Updates<\/h4>\n

Stay on top of the headlines with each day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online browser that supports HTML5 video A European leader has warned that Ukraine must restart peace talks or face a large escalation from Russia. Petr Pavel, the Czech President, said there continues to be a \u2018window\u2019 to push for peace and open a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":364230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[28204,1714,4453,395,11916,20160,571,7749,813],"class_list":["post-364229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-escalation","tag-huge","tag-leader","tag-news","tag-preparing","tag-putin","tag-war","tag-warns","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t