# Press review: Ukraine crisis nears peak as Israel-Turkey tensions rise over Syria

https://mins.news/en/item/27158

- TASS, 2026-08-20 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/pressreview/2175467

> Russian newspapers report that new anti-corruption investigations and mounting pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky could push Ukraine’s political crisis to a peak this autumn. An Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase also highlighted the risk of an accidental military clash with Turkey, while Japan expands its long-range strike capabilities.

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