Neither the Russian nor the Ukrainian sides are ready for a peaceful settlement of the military conflict on the territory of Ukraine, experts say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is using calls for a negotiation process to isolate Ukraine from the support of Western partners. On Friday, December 9, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported.
“He seeks to use any ceasefire and dialogue window to give his military time to recover, thus depriving Ukraine of the initiative,” analysts said.
They also pointed out that Russia and Ukraine are too far away for any agreement, let alone a long-term ceasefire in the entire theater of operations.
“It is more likely that Putin is intensifying discussions about the cease-fire primarily as part of an information operation aimed at deepening the rift between Ukraine and its supporters, portraying Kiev as unwilling to talk,” added of the Institute for the Study of War.
Key takeaways from ISW on Friday, December 9th:
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Putin’s position in the Russian media space constantly fluctuates between support for the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and support for the nationalist and pro-military millblogger community.
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Representatives of ethnic minorities come to Ukraine disproportionately more often than Russians.
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Russian officials have strengthened existing legislation to suppress domestic dissent.
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Moscow is providing an unprecedented level of military and technical support to Iran in exchange for Iranian-made weapons systems.
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Russian troops set up defense lines near Svatovoe, while Ukrainian troops launched ground offensives near Kremennaya.
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Russian troops continued their ground attack near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and are likely to take positions on an island west of Kherson in the middle of the Dnieper River.
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The campaign by Ukrainian forces to block Russian military assets and logistics centers in southern Ukraine likely worsened Russian forces, their logistics lines, and RF morale in general.
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Putin doubled down on claims that Russia would not conduct a second wave of mobilization.
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Conquerors continued to strengthen physical, legal and social control over the occupied territories.
Earlier in the day, Putin said Russia may consider officially including in its military doctrine the possibility of delivering a preventive nuclear strike to disarm the enemy.
Earlier, he said the risk of nuclear war was growing and called Russia’s arsenal a “deterrent” in conflicts.
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Source: korrespondent
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