During a NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump addressed Ukraine’s recent wave of drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure—including a refinery in Siberia nearly 2,500 kilometers from the border—calling the strikes an escalation but one that could ultimately end the war. Ukrainian President Zelensky had boasted of his country’s long-range drone capability, saying it puts pressure on Russia’s energy economy. In response, the Kremlin warned NATO leaders to reconsider their decisions, accusing the alliance of pushing the world toward catastrophic confrontation and treating Ukrainians as expendable. Trump’s comment highlights the strategic divide over whether escalating attacks can force a resolution or risk broader conflict with a nuclear-armed Russia.