Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • Russian officials continue to signal the Kremlin’s uncompromising position ahead of proposed talks in Istanbul on June 2, suggesting that the upcoming Istanbul meeting is very unlikely to yield substantive results in support of an enduring peace in Ukraine.
  • Russian officials are pocketing major US concessions and continuing to make further demands of Ukraine and the West.
  • Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Novopavlivka, and Kurakhove.

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Authors: Olivia Gibson, Daria Novikov, Grace Mappes, Jennie Olmsted, Jessica Sobieski, Angelica Evans, and George Barros with Nate Trotter..

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