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Russia says Zelenskiy wants to escalate Ukraine conflict

By Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026 | 2:50 AM

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – ​Russian ‌Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria ‌Zakharova ​said ⁠at ⁠a regular breifing on ​Thursday ⁠that ⁠Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy was pursuing ‌escalation of ⁠the conflict between the ⁠two ‌countries.

(Reporting ⁠by ​Reuters, ‌Writing by ​Felix ⁠Light; Editing by Hugh ​Lawson)