NATO Parliamentary Assembly has called on member states to lift their bans on Ukraine using weapons provided by the West to strike Russian territory.
This is stated in the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) daily analysis.
The declaration also called on member states to speed up the delivery of critical weapons to Ukraine, and more than 200 state representatives supported the declaration.
Some NATO countries, including the UK, have already lifted such restrictions on the weapons they provide to Ukraine, but not enough Western countries have done so for Ukraine to challenge Russia's sanctuary from which it can freely carry out airstrikes or to organize ground operations against Ukraine.
Sweden has become the next country from the Alliance to allow the use of its weapons on Russian military bases.
On May 26, the newspaper "New York Times" (NYT) reported that Western intelligence officials said that the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) was behind a series of low-level sabotage operations across Europe aimed at disrupting Western arms supplies to Ukraine.
The Russian intelligence operations also aim to create the impression of a European movement opposed to support for Ukraine.
The newspaper states that the GRU often hires local residents to commit arson. Concerted Russian efforts have targeted a paint factory in Poland, homes in Latvia, an IKEA store in Lithuania and a UK warehouse linked to arms supplies to Ukraine.
Western officials recently reported widespread Russian sabotage efforts across Europe, and on May 2 NATO reported that Russia is stepping up its hybrid activities in Europe.
On April 29, the Russian investigative publication The Insider reported that GRU agents had established a long-term presence in the Czech Republic and Greece. They have carried out operations since 2014, including attacks on ammunition depots and assassination attempts.
On May 27, Spain signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Ukraine.
On May 26 and 27, Ukrainian forces continued to strike Russian long-range early warning radar systems and oil and gas infrastructure on Russian territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Ukraine was not an independent country and that Russia could unilaterally and forcibly change Ukraine's borders.
On May 27, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky said he had signed documents that would allow French military instructors to visit training centers in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has offered to help Armenia mitigate the effects of flooding in northern Armenia, although Armenia has not publicly requested help from Russia.
Russian officials are considering removing the Taliban from Russia's list of banned organizations and are likely to do so in the near future.
Russia may sign an agreement with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to exchange weapons against a Russian logistics center in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
Ukrainian forces recently confirmed their advance near Liptsi, and Russian forces advanced near Swatov and northwest of Avdeyevka.
Russian forces continue to make efforts to formalize irregular units.