The Kremlin remains committed to achieving the original goals of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in any future peace talks - namely the destruction of the Ukrainian state, the dissolution of the current Ukrainian government, the demilitarization of Ukraine and a permanent ban on Ukraine's future membership in NATO.
This is stated in an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Russian presidential aide and former Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev rejected the suggestion that Russia might be willing to cede any occupied territory to Ukraine in future negotiations, during an interview with the Russian newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" published on 14 January.
He even stated that the idea was "not even up for discussion".
Patrushev said that Russia's goals in Ukraine remained unchanged and that Russia remained committed to achieving all the goals that Russian President Vladimir Putin used to justify a full-scale invasion.
Russian officials continue to deny the existence of a Ukrainian identity and state that is independent of Russia, as part of Russia's ongoing efforts to justify the destruction of the Ukrainian state.
Patrushev said that in his opinion only Russia and the United States should be involved in negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, and senior Kremlin officials have also questioned the role that European countries could play in such negotiations.
The Kremlin will likely try to use potential future Russian offensives in the Dnipropetrovsk region for informational purposes, but such offensives, if they occur, are unlikely to have significant operational impact. impact.
On the night of January 13-14, Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale series of drone and missile strikes on military and defense-industrial targets in Russia.
Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities continue to work to find a solution to the gas crisis in Moldova, as the pro-Russian separatist republic of Transnistria continues to refuse assistance from Ukraine or Moldova.
Kremlin officials are trying to use the energy crisis in Moldova to create conditions that would justify future Russian aggression against Moldova.
On January 14, the Russian federal censor Roskomnadzor reportedly caused a brief but widespread internet outage in Russia while it worked with sovereign internet throttling systems.
Russian forces have recently advanced in the Toretsk and Pokrovsk.
Russia continues to make efforts to boost military recruitment efforts by offering financial incentives to those who sign military service contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD).