The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/09/09/78537
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ISW: Russia attacks Zelensky and former Ukrainian presidentThe Kremlin continues to deny the White House's statements regarding the prospect of a meeting between the United States, Ukraine and Russia in th ...02.09.20255 048 -
ISW: Putin wants to convince the West that his victory in Ukraine is inevitableThe Kremlin appears to have launched a coordinated information campaign in which it demonstrates military power on the battlefield to influence Wester ...31.08.20253 925 -
ISW: Alaska summit gives Vladimir Putin time for new attack on KievA German source told Reuters that Ukrainian officials had warned their German counterparts on August 13 that Ukrainian intelligence assessed that Russ ...30.08.20252 855 -
ISW: Strikes on Kiev - and against Ukraine's partners in the warOn the night of August 27-28, Russia killed at least 21 civilians, including children, and damaged civilian infrastructure and European diplomatic fac ...29.08.20253 252 -
ISW: Russian Army Attacks Ukraine's Energy InfrastructureRussian forces recently penetrated Ukrainian defensive positions in two border towns in the Dnipropetrovsk region, but have not established permanent ...28.08.20255 485
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ISW: Russians in border regions are increasingly apathetic towards the warRussian residents in border regions are increasingly apathetic towards the war and assume that Russia will not agree to an end to the war in the near ...27.08.20253 843 -
ISW: Kursk Region Deputy Governor Vladimir Bazarov embezzled over $12 million.Russian authorities recently detained the acting vice governor of Kursk Region, Vladimir Bazarov. This is likely part of the Kremlin’s ongoin ...26.08.20253 499 -
ISW: Putin does not want peace talks, but does not admit it to the worldRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with NBC confirmed the Kremlin's explicit rejection of the US-proposed peace initiatives in ...25.08.20253 315 -
ISW: Putin wants veto, not peace with UkraineRussia is insisting on having the right to veto any Western security guarantees for Ukraine - in an attempt to thwart ongoing US and European efforts ...21.08.20254 425 -
ISW: Moscow influences Ukraine talks with its progress on the frontOn August 12, Russian forces continued to penetrate Ukrainian defensive positions east and northeast of Dobropil (northwest of Pokrovsk) with sabotage ...13.08.20254 301 -
ISW: Territories are a major issue in Donald Trump's Ukraine peace talksUS President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to facilitate substantive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to achieve lasti ...12.08.20252 869 -
ISW: Moscow seeks to sow discord in Trump administrationSome Russian commentators are seeking to sow discord in the Trump administration, possibly as part of a broader effort to avoid US sanctions ahead of ...07.08.20252 647 -
ISW: War in Ukraine is the only way for Vladimir Putin to stay in the KremlinRussian head of state Vladimir Putin has deliberately put himself in a position where he cannot present any peace agreement that does not meet his ori ...06.08.20255 191 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin needs Kiev's capitulation and will obviously not compromiseThe Russian authorities are not ready for any compromises within the framework of the negotiation process to end the war if they do not envisage the c ...03.08.20255 018 -
ISW: Moscow has yet to give a coordinated response to US submarinesThe Kremlin has yet to give a coordinated response to US President Donald Trump's August 1 order to deploy two US nuclear submarines closer to Rus ...03.08.20253 827 -
ISW: Moscow Continues Nuclear Threats Against USThe Kremlin continued its nuclear threats against the US ahead of the ordered deployment of US nuclear submarines on August 1, demonstrating that Medv ...02.08.20256 522 -
ISW: US hits Moscow with sanctions against its alliesUS President Donald Trump has set an August 8 deadline for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to begin talks to end the war in Ukraine. On July 29 ...31.07.20254 692 -
ISW: Kremlin is trying to force Donald Trump to abandon the deadline for UkraineThe Kremlin is trying to force US President Donald Trump to abandon his announced 10-day deadline for ending the war in Ukraine. This is stated in the ...30.07.20254 596 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin will have a hard time agreeing to peace without achieving demilitarization of UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin will not make concessions on his military goals unless he is forced to do so by major victories for Ukraine on the fr ...29.07.20255 333 -
ISW: For Kremlin, peace talks are after the main objectives of the frontRussian forces have advanced northeast of Siversk, geolocated video footage released on July 27 shows. The Ukrainian brigade that repelled the attack ...28.07.20254 321 -
ISW: Moscow is lying about the protests in UkraineRussia is also using the ongoing internal protests in Ukraine as a weapon to undermine Ukraine’s legitimacy and discourage Western support. T ...24.07.20253 619 -
ISW: Ukraine has the capacity to produce up to ten million drones per yearUkrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine's Defense Industrial Base (DIB) could absorb additional investments of $6 billion and t ...22.07.20253 422 -
ISW: US gave Putin an ultimatum for warUS President Donald Trump announced a large-scale and rapid delivery of military aid to Ukraine through NATO. On July 14, during a meeting with NATO ...15.07.20252 989 -
ISW: Donald Trump's decision to help Ukraine angered MedvedevThe Kremlin continues to use the aggressive rhetoric of Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, to undermine Western militar ...09.07.20255 668 -
Russian military develops new drone strikes tactics in UkraineThe Russians are increasing drone attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine and, according to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the ...07.07.20254 380