Russian war goals

Khmara: Russia seeks all of Ukraine, making the war existential

Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said Russia will not limit its claims to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts because it seeks to seize all of Ukraine. Khmara made the remarks during a meeting with journalists on Aug. 30.

31 August, 04:27 AM

Zaluzhnyi names six critical factors determining victory or defeat for Ukraine

Russia has failed to win the war, but deciding if it has lost depends entirely on Moscow agreeing to end the conflict—which "definitely will not happen," Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in an Interfax-Ukraine column on July 8.

8 July, 12:46 PM

Budanov says Kremlin is shrinking its war goals after failures in Ukraine

The Kremlin is being forced to scale back its stated goals in the war against Ukraine after failing to achieve its original objectives, Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov said on May 21, Ukrinform reported.

21 May, 05:57 PM

Russia will drag out war against Ukraine — DNI Gabbard

Russia has maintained an advantage in its war against Ukraine and is likely to continue fighting, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on March 18.

19 March, 12:06 AM

Russian military goals in Ukraine ignore actual combat capabilities - ISW

Russian military command "continues to operate in an alternative reality" by setting unrealistic deadlines for Ukrainian territories seizure, contradicting Russia's actual combat capabilities, the Institute for the Study of War wrote on March 3.

4 March, 10:56 AM

Russia prioritizes Ukraine 'war goals' over Iranian regime support - ISW

Russia remains unwilling and unable to provide support to Iran beyond standard diplomatic condemnations after the deaths of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other high-ranking officials, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 1.

2 March, 10:42 AM

Russia demands NATO rollback, not just Ukrainian land

Russian officials have been signalling that Moscow will not be satisfied with Ukraine’s territorial concessions alone and remain committed to Kremlin’s original war goals, including dismantling the NATO alliance, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 18 following the conclusion of trilateral peace talks in Geneva.

19 February, 09:33 AM

Russian war goals