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ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar

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MORE: Senior Kremlin officials continue to set informational conditions that could support military operations against Lithuania (and other NATO states) by advancing narratives that deny the sovereignty of Lithuania and other former Soviet states. isw.pub/UkrWar050325

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NEW: Russian gains along the frontline have slowed over the last four months, but Russia continues to tolerate personnel losses comparable to the casualty rate Russian forces sustained during a period of intensified advances between September and December 2024. 🧵(1/5) isw.pub/UkrWar050225

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Putin is rejecting the joint US-Ukrainian-European proposal for a general ceasefire and instead continues to demand Ukrainian surrender in an attempt to secure his strategic goals by drawing out negotiations while continuing to make battlefield gains. ⬇️(1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar051125

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MORE: Ukrainian resistance with Western support has prevented Russian forces from seizing any of their self-identified objectives in Ukraine over the past year, depriving Russian President Vladimir Putin of significant battlefield successes to celebrate on Victory Day. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar050925

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NEW: Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected another US-Ukrainian general ceasefire proposal on May 10. Read more in the May 10, 2025 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar051025

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NEW: Russia is once again preparing to escalate the forced removal and deportation of Ukrainian children during the upcoming summer months. (1/3) Russian Occupation Update, April 28, 2025: isw.pub/OccupationUp...

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MORE: Senior Kremlin officials continue to set informational conditions that could support military operations against Lithuania (and other NATO states) by advancing narratives that deny the sovereignty of Lithuania and other former Soviet states. isw.pub/UkrWar050325

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NEW: Russia is forcibly deporting Ukrainian civilians from occupied Ukraine to Russia while engaging in a deeply systematic and institutionalized policy of torture against Ukrainians held in Russian detention. Russian Occupation Update, May 5, 2025: isw.pub/OccupationUp... More key takeaways 🔽

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NEW: Russia continues preparations to deport tens of thousands of Ukrainian children to summer camps across occupied Ukraine & Russia, including to areas of Crimea that are unsafe. Russia is systematically torturing Ukrainian POWs and civilians held in Russian detention.🧵1/3 isw.pub/OccupationUp...

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Putin is rejecting the joint US-Ukrainian-European proposal for a general ceasefire and instead continues to demand Ukrainian surrender in an attempt to secure his strategic goals by drawing out negotiations while continuing to make battlefield gains. ⬇️(1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar051125

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