EU's Kallas: Russia showing 'reckless nuclear brinkmanship' in latest attacks on Ukraine

These are abhorrent ⁠acts of terror meant ​to kill as many civilians ⁠as possible," Kallas wrote on X. "Moscow ⁠reportedly ​using Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles – systems designed to carry ⁠nuclear warheads – is a political ⁠scare ⁠tactic and reckless nuclear brinkmanship," Kallas said.


Reuters | Updated: 24-05-2026 15:06 IST | Created: 24-05-2026 15:06 IST
EU's Kallas: Russia showing 'reckless nuclear brinkmanship' in latest attacks on Ukraine

​Russia's latest ​attacks against ‌Ukraine, which ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said involved an ‌Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, showed 'reckless nuclear-brinkmanship,' the European Union's foreign policy chief ‌Kaja Kallas said on ‌Sunday. "Russia hit a dead-end on the battlefield, so it terrorizes Ukraine ⁠with ​deliberate ⁠strikes on city centres. These are abhorrent ⁠acts of terror meant ​to kill as many civilians ⁠as possible," Kallas wrote on X.

"Moscow ⁠reportedly ​using Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles – systems designed to carry ⁠nuclear warheads – is a political ⁠scare ⁠tactic and reckless nuclear brinkmanship," Kallas said.

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