Putin plans to assemble new forces for offensive in Ukraine in autumn and winter - ISW
Russia's leadership is probably preparing to assemble new forces to step up its offensive against Ukraine in the autumn and winter, experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe.
They point out that Putin's announcement of plans to liquidate an "anti-Russian enclave" in Ukraine, as well as the repetition of old aggressive rhetoric against Ukrainians, indicates that the Russian president has not abandoned his maximalist intentions to take over the entire country.
"(The statement) is presumably aimed at creating an information environment to call for further Russian efforts and force building in the autumn and winter of this year," analysts said.
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Russia's leadership is probably preparing to assemble new forces to step up its offensive against Ukraine in the autumn and winter, experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe.
They point out that Putin's announcement of plans to liquidate an "anti-Russian enclave" in Ukraine, as well as the repetition of old aggressive rhetoric against Ukrainians, indicates that the Russian president has not abandoned his maximalist intentions to take over the entire country.
"(The statement) is presumably aimed at creating an information environment to call for further Russian efforts and force building in the autumn and winter of this year," analysts said.
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