Putin Vows Russia Security, Calls Ukraine Strikes
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- Vladimir Putin on June 28, 2026 vowed at the United Russia party congress to ensure Russia's security and the inviolability of its borders, acknowledging the country faces problems it is "responding to."
- Putin pledged Russia would overcome "all the challenges facing us today, including terrorist attacks on our territory and infrastructure facilities," using the word "terrorist" to characterize strikes by a state adversary.
- Ukraine has stepped up retaliatory attacks on targets inside Russia, according to the report, amid what the article describes as Moscow's four-year war on its neighbor.
- Putin framed the threat as twofold — border security and domestic infrastructure protection — in remarks aimed at the United Russia party faithful, signaling the political importance the Kremlin places on the escalating strikes.
Why it matters: Putin's choice to publicly relabel Ukrainian military strikes as "terrorist attacks" at a ruling-party congress sharpens the Kremlin's rhetorical posture and could justify escalated domestic-security measures, while the public vow itself underscores that Ukrainian retaliatory strikes have become politically weighty enough to warrant a direct address to United Russia members.
