Is Russia ‘simulating diplomacy’ because of war losses in Ukraine?
Putin has talked about a truce, but some analysts say it’s a ploy to buy time while Moscow’s soldiers are on back foot.
![This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram channel of Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov on May 17, 2026 shows a burning building following an air attack at an undisclosed location in the Moscow region, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on May, 17, 2026. Air defences shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said, in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far. [Handout/TELEGRAM/@vorobiev_live/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260517__B33H8WE__v2__HighRes__RussiaUkraineConflict-1779008728.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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A UN humanitarian convoy delivering aid to the city of Kherson was hit twice by drones.
Published On 14 May 2026
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Published On 14 May 2026
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