RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Sources close to the Kremlin say that, after several weeks of consideration over the summer, Russia’s president seems to have chosen to escalate his conflict. What might that entail? https://www.economism/europe/2026/08/30/cornered-vladimir-putin-plans-to-escalate-his-war?taid=6a9c4a9a07aa2e0001f6367e&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content&utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter