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Published: April 20, 2025 22:22
NEW: The snap Russian-proposed Easter truce underscores the necessity that the text of any ceasefire or peace agreement be publicly available, formally agreed to in advance by all parties, and include robust monitoring mechanisms.
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Published: April 19, 2025 23:03
NEW: Zelensky proposed extending Putin's 30-hour unilateral truce on Russian military operations in Ukraine to a complete and unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
US officials are reportedly growing frustrated with the Kremlin's rejections of US proposals to…
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Published: April 19, 2025 01:51
NEW: Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya reiterated Putin's rejection of a general ceasefire in Ukraine.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that the temporary ceasefire on long-range strikes against energy infrastructure…
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Published: April 19, 2025 00:52
Yemen: The US struck Houthi fuel stockpiles and oil export and import facilities at Ras Issa Port, Hudaydah Governorate, on April 17.
A large proportion of US airstrikes have targeted Hudaydah, likely to degrade Houthi targeting capabilities and…
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Published: April 18, 2025 23:54
NEW: Iran proposed a three-stage nuclear deal proposal that caps Iranian uranium enrichment but would leave the necessary infrastructure in place to enable Iran to rapidly rebuild its nuclear program if the deal collapsed.
Iran latest w/…
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Published: April 18, 2025 18:25
NEW: People’s Republic of China (PRC) military officers have visited Russian-held territory in Ukraine and toured the frontlines, according to a former Western official speaking to Reuters.
Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly…
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Published: April 18, 2025 01:17
MORE🧵(1/5):
Russian forces recently conducted a roughly battalion-sized mechanized assault across a wide front in western Zaporizhia Oblast, representing an inflection in recently observed Russian mechanized assault tactics. isw.pub/UkrWar04172025
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Published: April 18, 2025 01:02
NEW: Russian officials continue to reiterate Putin's non-negotiable demands for extensive territorial concessions from Ukraine while noting that ongoing peace negotiations are unlikely to achieve results quickly. 🧵(1/4)
More in our latest on Ukraine:…
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Published: April 18, 2025 00:15
MORE: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has conducted at least 30 airstrikes targeting Houthi infrastructure and leadership in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen since April 16. 🧵(1/4)
Iran Update: https://isw.pub/iranUpdate041725
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Published: April 17, 2025 14:36
NEW: Russian officials continue to advertise programs that deport and Russify Ukrainian children and teenagers.
Read more in the April 17 Russian Occupation Update from @karolinahird.bsky.social: https://isw.pub/OccupationUpdate041725
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Published: April 17, 2025 00:00
MORE: Senior Iranian officials appear increasingly concerned about a potential US or Israeli strike on Iran. (1/3)
https://isw.pub/IranUpdate041625
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Published: April 16, 2025 23:40
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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Published: April 16, 2025 21:22
NEW: The White House reiterated that the United States will not engage in economic agreements with Russia until Russia agrees to a ceasefire, amid continued Russian efforts to deflect blame onto Ukraine for the Kremlin's rejection of such a ceasefire.…
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Published: April 16, 2025 14:31
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Head Sergey Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its defense…
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Published: April 16, 2025 14:04
NEW: The Kremlin is using surge pricing for enlistment bonuses to recruit additional volunteers and attempt to sustain Russia's protracted war effort in Ukraine.
Russian Force Generation and Technological Adaptations Update April 15, 2025:…
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Published: April 16, 2025 12:35
Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may calculate that engaging in nuclear negotiations with the United States is the best option for preserving the Iranian regime's stability. 🧵(1/6) https://isw.pub/IranUpdate041525
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Published: April 16, 2025 00:31
NEW: Two high-ranking members of Putin's inner circle reiterated Putin's June 2024 non-negotiable demands that any resolution of the war in Ukraine must result in regime change, extensive territorial concessions, and long-term limitations on Ukraine's…
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Published: April 15, 2025 14:01
NEW: Russia is using occupied Ukraine to support its domestic drone development and production industry.
Read more in the latest edition of the Russian Occupation Update: https://isw.pub/RussianOccupationUpdate041325 (1/4)
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Published: April 15, 2025 01:52
NEW | Iran Update, April 14: Iran & the US held nuclear talks in Muscat, Oman, on Apr. 12. 1/4
The Iranian delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi, presented Iran’s demands & red lines to the US delegation, led by Special Envoy Steve…
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Published: April 15, 2025 01:02
NEW: Russian forces appear to be leveraging redeployed elements of the 8th Combined Arms Army to close the Ukrainian pocket southwest of Toretsk and level the frontline as part of ongoing Russian efforts to attack Kostyantynivka from the south.…
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Published: April 14, 2025 16:04
Ongoing milblogger complaints about the Russian military's conduct of the war in Ukraine reinforce ISW’s assessment that Russian tactics will degrade Russia’s manpower and materiel resources and contribute to slowing Russian advances along the frontline.…
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Published: April 14, 2025 02:35
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…
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Published: April 14, 2025 00:34
Any future general ceasefire or peace agreement must include robust monitoring, given the Kremlin's ongoing efforts to portray Ukraine as violating the long-range energy infra strikes ceasefire without evidence of these strikes and despite the lack of…
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Published: April 13, 2025 23:31
NEW: Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that ongoing US-Russian negotiations are unlikely to result in "lightning-fast results," contrary to President Trump's stated objective of achieving a general ceasefire and lasting peace agreement in Ukraine in…