ISW Tells What Will Force The Kremlin To The Negotiating Table

• 22.07.2025, 7:49

There are a few conditions.

According to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), only serious battlefield losses of the Russian army, subject to timely and large-scale Western military support for Ukraine, can force Vladimir Putin to adjust his war aims and agree to negotiations.

This is according to a daily report ISW published following the July 21 meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group.

The experts emphasize, "Only Russia's significant battlefield losses, p This, analysts say, confirms that the Kremlin sees the talks as a way to buy time and try to extract concessions from Ukraine and its allies while continuing military action.