The rhetoric of Russian propagandists shows that the Kremlin is not looking for a way out of the situation in the near future.
The latest statements and actions of Russian forces indicate that , that the Russian Federation, and its leader in particular, are not ready to enter into negotiations or concessions. Vladimir Putin is obviously preparing for a long-term war, according to analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Recently, in the Russian information space, information about mining and a possible undermining of the Kakhovskaya HPP, about preparation for mobilization and conscription for military service is being heard more and more often, an information basis is being created for the withdrawal of troops from the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region< /strong>, which probably indicates that Moscow is not looking for ways to quickly resolve the conflict. Recently declared martial law by Vladimir Putinin the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, confirms the intentions of the Russian dictator to create conditions for increasing Russia's combat capability in the winter and up to 2023.
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Recently the president of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the creation of a “coordinating council” under the government to “strengthen the coordination of federal executive bodies and executive powers of the subjects of the federation” during the war in Ukraine. In this way, the head of the Kremlin is preparing the groundwork for the transition of the country's economy to military lines and the possible introduction of martial law.
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Russian military observers and milbloggers praise the latest decisions of the state leadership and note that these steps should have been implemented in the spring to avoid of the current problems with logistics and supply. They also see in this a clear intention to continue military operations, because a diplomatic settlement of the conflict would not require such steps.
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