The cup of patience has overflowed,
"The next strike will be even more painful"!
Russian experts are sending signals more severe than mere retaliation.
Reported on May 27 by Russia Today.
After Ukraine's attack on a college in Starobelsk, Russian strategic analysts said the approach toward Kyiv has shifted to "controlled escalation," and discussed broader risks facing Europe.
The Russian Foreign Ministry warned that this incident marked Russia’s final red line, stating that its "cup of patience has overflowed."
Moscow urged foreigners—including diplomats and representatives of international organizations—to leave Ukraine’s capital as soon as possible, and advised civilians to stay away from defense industry facilities.
It must be understood that the essence of "controlled escalation" lies not in revenge, but in a moral causality: justice as an objective spiritual law, an inevitable retribution.
On the military level, this strategy involves gradually increasing the costs borne by Ukrainian nationalists and their Western allies.
Adversaries must realize that Russia’s previous restraint has been exhausted—the next blow will be far more painful.
Against this backdrop, Russia’s systematic strikes on Kyiv aim to demonstrate that pursuing such a strategy may come at an extremely high price for the Ukrainian regime.
This means not only material losses (given Kyiv hosts numerous defense industry enterprises), but also public exhaustion—political and psychological—due to prolonged war.
Until recently, Kyiv had remained relatively safe. However, ongoing attacks could intensify public pressure on the government to end hostilities in accordance with the Anchorage Agreement.
Finally, Russia’s escalatory retaliation sends a clear message to European elites who have been waging war through Ukraine.
Europe has served as a logistical rear base for the Kyiv regime and, to some extent, as its military command center.
Europe must also take responsibility for the increasing number of long-range strikes penetrating deep into Russian territory; it is the primary driver behind the current escalation and the main reason why efforts to implement the Anchorage Agreement have stalled nine months later.
Russia has decided to launch systematic strikes on Kyiv.
The next step in this escalation ladder is likely to involve direct strikes on targets within EU and NATO countries.
We will wait and see how the Foreign Ministry’s statements translate into concrete actions.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866296382613516/
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