The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/03/29/29500
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ISW: Russian Army Succeeds in Kursk Region, AFU in Toretsk and PokrovskThe situation on the front in Ukraine on March 28 continues to be complex and dynamic. Both Russian forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have ...28.03.20253 678 -
ISW: Kremlin considers relations with the US more important than peace in UkraineThe US and Russian delegations met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 24. The meeting followed US-Ukrainian talks on March 23. The details of a temporar ...25.03.20252 877 -
ISW: War in Ukraine is causing tension between Kremlin and Bank of RussiaThere is tension between the head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, and the Kremlin over Russia's high interest rate and wartime mon ...24.03.20254 284 -
ISW: Just forget Vladimir Putin compromising on UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has "no intention" of compromising on territory, peacekeeping forces or Ukrainian neutrality, and Putin is ...12.03.20257 346 -
ISW: Suspended US aid already slowing down Ukrainian army on the frontlineRussian forces have by March 8 captured Novaya Sorochyna (northwest of Sudzha), Malaya Loknya (just south of Novaya Sorochyna) and Lebedevka (south of ...10.03.20254 735
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ISW: Russia rejects any compromises on the war and demonstratively refuses to talk about a ceasefireRussia rejects the possibility of any concessions during future peace talks on the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin says it will not make compromises, deni ...07.03.20257 008 -
ISW: Unclear risks for Ukraine on the frontline after Donald Trump's latest actionsThe administration of US President Donald Trump has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. This was one of many demands that the Kremlin has made ...06.03.20253 698 -
ISW: Suspended US military aid could have catastrophic consequences for Ukrainian armyA deal between the United States and Ukraine to give Washington access to develop Ukrainian rare earth elements is not on the agenda "at the moment," ...05.03.20253 683 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin has thrown 40,000 new soldiers onto the Ukrainian front in just one monthUkrainian military intelligence indicated that about 620,000 Russian soldiers were operating in Ukraine and the Kursk region, which is about 40,000 mo ...04.03.20254 608 -
ISW: Concerns in Moscow! Vladimir Putin is firmly opposed to the US becoming a guarantor of Ukraine's sovereigntyThe Kremlin has an interest in preventing the United States and Ukraine from signing a minerals deal, as the deal would commit the United States to lo ...03.03.20258 716 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin will be the big winner if Donald Trump blocks aid to KievThe New York Times and the Washington Post cite their sources among high-ranking American officials who suggest that the United States may stop all ai ...02.03.20255 633 -
ISW: After the failure of the Volodymyr Zelensky - Donald Trump meeting - peace in Ukraine remains in the unclear futureUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump held a heated meeting at the White House on February 28. Zelensky noted that Russ ...01.03.20259 046 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin successfully manipulates Donald Trump and divides the WestThe Kremlin's instructions to Russian state media on the coverage of the latest US-Russian meetings show President Vladimir Putin's determinat ...28.02.20254 998 -
ISW: Kremlin seeks to compensate with diplomacy for the complete failure of its military ambitions in UkraineUS President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plan to meet at the White House on February 28, possibly to sign a US-Ukrainian a ...27.02.20253 349 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin Still Recognizes Volodymyr Zelensky as President of UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has nevertheless recognized his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky as the legitimate leader of Ukraine and a fu ...26.02.20255 009 -
ISW: 3 Years Later - Ukraine Not Defeated, Russia Feeling Economic DamageRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, aiming for victory within three days. Ukraine ...25.02.20255 063 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin Wants Donald Trump to Make Maximum Concessions on the Ukrainian FrontRussian President Vladimir Putin is trying to optimize the Russian negotiation delegation to be as effective as possible with the specific individuals ...20.02.20257 325 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin is determined to destroy UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin remains uninterested in engaging in good faith negotiations and maintains his goal of destroying the Ukrainian state ...19.02.20256 823 -
ISW: Russia is not negotiating with Ukraine, but wants a complete surrenderThe Kremlin reiterated its demands for peace - territories in Eastern and Southern Ukraine to Russia and the disbandment of the Ukrainian army in the ...18.02.202510 909 -
ISW: The key meeting in Saudi Arabia - peace talks in Ukraine, but without UkraineUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation on February 16 with the main goal of establ ...17.02.20253 527 -
ISW: Putin's next moves against Russia's neighbors depend on peace with KievUkraine's European partners announced new military aid to Ukraine during the Defense Contact Group meeting (Ramstein format) on February 12. Brita ...14.02.20253 941 -
ISW: Russia-NATO War! Denmark Expects It to Happen Within 5 YearsUS President Donald Trump held bilateral phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12. ...13.02.20253 951 -
ISW: As early as 2024, Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to allies to invest in the extraction of critical minerals in UkrUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's commitment to peace negotiations with Russia and the special importance of US military ass ...12.02.20252 658 -
ISW: Ukrainian Army Relies on Drones Against Russian AggressionUkrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the Ukrainian "Drone Line" project as part of Ukraine's ongoing efforts to integrate ...11.02.20252 184 -
WSJ: Russian guards instructed and cruelly treat Ukrainian prisonersThe American publication Wall Street Journal claims in its investigation that in the first weeks of Russia's war against Ukraine, senior officials ...10.02.20254 191