MORE: Ukrainian and European representatives reportedly presented the United States with a proposal to end the war in Ukraine during multilateral talks in London on April 23. Details đź”˝ isw.pub/UkrWar042525
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MORE: The Telegraph and Axios reported on April 22 and 23 that the US presented Ukraine with a proposal to end the war during the April 17 meeting in Paris and that the US expected that the April 23 multilateral talks in London would discuss the proposal.🧵 (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar042325
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Iranian Nuclear Program: Iran continues to expand its nuclear infrastructure near Natanz.
Iran continues to coordinate with China and Russia on nuclear issues ahead of talks with the US, highlighting growing alignment between major US adversaries. https://isw.pub/IranUpdate042325
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NEW: A recent BBC Verify investigation highlights the scale of Russia’s property seizures in occupied Mariupol, supporting ISW’s assessment of how Russian occupation officials are using bureaucratic tools to exert control over occupied Ukraine.
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Russia is reportedly heavily dependent on North Korean artillery ammunition as North Korea continues to learn lessons from Russia's war against Ukraine. https://isw.pub/IranUpdate041625
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Russia conducted a devastating ballistic missile strike against Sumy City on April 13, causing more than 100 casualties.
Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck the center of Sumy City with two missiles, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring at least 118. isw.pub/UkrWar041325
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MORE: Russian forces are currently attempting to advance throughout the frontline in northern, eastern, and southern Ukraine, although Russian forces currently appear to be prioritizing the Toretsk and Novopavlivka directions. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar041125
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MORE: Russia continues to use bilateral talks with the United States to delay negotiations about the war in Ukraine, suggesting that the Kremlin remains uninterested in serious peace negotiations to end the war. isw.pub/UkrWar041025
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Russia has made fewer territorial gains in Ukraine in 2025. @georgewbarros.bsky.social, an analyst at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social, spoke with @npr.org about how Ukraine may seek to gain advantage.
Listen here: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5349375/russia-making-fewer-territorial-gains-in-ukraine-in-2025
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Iranian Nuclear Program🧵(1/3):
1/ Iran continued to push for indirect negotiations with the United States while rejecting direct negotiations prior to US President Donald Trump’s April 7 announcement that Iran and the United States would hold direct talks on April 12. https://isw.pub/IranUpdate040725
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MORE: The rate of Russian advances in Ukraine has been steadily declining since November 2024, in part due to successful Ukrainian counterattacks in eastern Ukraine. (🧵1/7)
Full report: isw.pub/UkrWar040625
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NEW: Russia & Ukraine have *not* formally announced the implementation of the temporary long-range strikes ceasefire. Ceasefires take time to negotiate, execute, and monitor and require both sides to agree to cease attacks on specified targets at a specific time and date. 🧵(1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar031925
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The persistence of Putin's demands for Ukraine's capitulation demonstrates that Putin is not interested in good-faith negotiations to pursue Trump's stated goal of achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar031825
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Russian officials have given no public indications that they are willing to make concessions on their territorial or security demands of Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar031625
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MORE: Russian officials maintain their maximalist territorial claims over all occupied Ukraine and significant parts of unoccupied Ukraine. Kremlin officials, including Putin, have consistently demanded that Ukraine surrender the entirety of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, & Kherson oblasts... (1/3)
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MORE: The US and Europe would likely need to provide military aid to Ukraine more rapidly, in much larger volumes, and at a higher cost the closer the ultimate ceasefire lines are to the current frontline. isw.pub/UkrWar031625
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“It seems as if most Ukrainian forces withdrew or are finalizing their fighting withdrawal,” said @georgewbarros.bsky.social. “Our team is not tracking significant Russian claims of Russian forces surrounding Ukrainian forces at scale, and certainly not by the thousands.” https://nypost.com/2025/03/14/us-news/us-envoy-witkoff-leaves-moscow-without-cease-fire-agreement-after-putin-rejects-trumps-terms/
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The Kremlin continues to express cautious optimism about the pausing of US military aid to Ukraine and advanced several narratives as part of efforts to impose additional demands on the United States. (1/2) isw.pub/UkrWar030425
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