“According to the Institute of War Study (ISW), the statements of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin officials signal that the Russian Federation stores “maximalist territorial ambitions and does not want to make territorial concessions.””, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Isw
Details: Analysts say that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Russian high -ranking officials continue to reject the conditions of negotiations proposed by the United States and demand from Ukraine to abandon territories that Russia does not occupy.
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In his address to the Federal Security Service, on February 27, Putin stated that Russia will continue to strengthen the operations of the FSB in the Donbass and in the so -called “Novorossiysk”.
On February 27, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also stated that Donbas and Novorossiysk were an “integral” part of Russia.
The review indicates that Putin and other Russian officials have previously identified the so -called “Novorossiysk” as all Eastern and Southern Ukraine (including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa and Mykolaiv regions), although its precise borders cause disputes even among Russian ultration.
Putin had previously demanded that Ukraine surrender Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions, although Russian troops did not occupy a large part of Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions.
Putin and other Russian officials regularly indicated that they seek territorial conquest outside the administrative borders of these four illegally occupied areas.
Literally From the report: “Russia’s new official statements that the fictional region of Novorossiysk is part of Russia, indicate that Putin retains its maximalist territorial ambitions and does not want to make territorial concessions.”
Details: The review indicates that Russian troops have occupied a small part of the Kharkiv region and Kinburn braid in the Nikolaev area and are trying to move to the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region, and the Kremlin can use the occupation of the limited territory in these areas as a fake prerequisite for Ukraine.
Literally From the report: “ISW continues to evaluate that Putin remains uninterested in bona fide negotiations that require compromise and believe that he will be able to achieve his military goals in the medium and long term.”
Details: Experts remind that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on February 26 that if Russia “puts forward maximalist demands, she knows that they cannot be fulfilled”, then the United States will know that Putin is not “serious” to participate in negotiations.
US President Donald Trump repeated on February 26 that Russia would have to make concessions in peace talks, and repeated on February 27 that the United States “will certainly try to return as much as possible (territories – ed.), As far as possible, back (Ukraine – ed.)”.
Literally From the report: “The Kremlin’s instructions by the Russian State Media for the coverage of recent Russian-American meetings testify to Putin’s determination to manipulate and split the event.”
Key conclusions ISW for February 27:
- Putin and Russian high -ranking officials continue to reject the United States in negotiations and demand from Ukraine to give away territories that Russia does not occupy.
- The Kremlin’s instructions by the Russian State Media for the coverage of recent Russian-American meetings testify to Putin’s determination to manipulate US President Donald Trump and split the event.
- American and Russian delegations met in the Turkish capital of Istanbul on February 27 to continue the discussion of American-Russian bilateral diplomatic relations.
- It is reported that the Kremlin continues to push the United States to accept economic benefits that are not related to the war in Ukraine, in exchange for the concessions of Ukraine and the West related to the war.
- North Korea has recently launched additional troops in the Kursk region, as the DPRK continues to expand its military potential through cooperation with Russia.
- Ukrainian troops recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and Russian troops near Pokrovsk, Kurakhov and Greater Novosilka.