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Analyses | | Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski

Weather conditions force the front to stabilise Day 417 of the war

The situation on the front has not changed significantly, and damp fields and muddy roads are significantly limiting the invaders’ ability to conduct offensive operations outside the town centre. Wagner Group troops are constantly storming…
Analyses | | Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski

Russian army in search of human reserves Day 414 of the war

There have been no major changes on the front line in recent days, and the main areas of fighting remain Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and the forest complex near Kreminna. In Bakhmut, the Ukrainian forces are defending themselves in the…
Analyses | | Ilona Gizińska, Filip Rudnik, Andrzej Sadecki

Szijjártó in Moscow Hungary maintains its energy cooperation with Russia

Hungary’s foreign and trade minister Péter Szijjártó met Aleksander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister in charge of energy, and Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev in Moscow on 11 April. He stressed that despite the expected criticism from…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Jakub Ber

Reznikov encourages people to join the Ukrainian Foreign Legion Day 411 of the war

The main Ukrainian defence line in Bakhmut runs along the railway line separating the centre from the western part of the town. One of the most important points of defence is the Bakhmut-2 train station; the Bakhmut-1 train station,…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Jakub Ber

The Polish-Ukrainian military partnership Day 407 of the war

Russian forces have probably captured the more important facilities in the centre of Bakhmut (including administration buildings and the train station) and linked up the subdivisions attacking from the northern and southern parts of the…
OSW Commentary | | Witold Rodkiewicz

An anti-colonial alliance with the Global South The new Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation

On 31 March, President Vladimir Putin signed the new ‘Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation’. This is the fifth version of the document adopted by the Russian Federation, and the fourth under his rule (the previous ones were…
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik

The Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline remains in the design stage

On 21 March, during the Russian-Chinese bilateral talks, Vladimir Putin announced that “practically all the parameters” concerning the planned Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline had been agreed with the Chinese side. Russian media reported…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Jakub Ber

Fighting around Bakhmut and Avdiivka stabilises Day 403 of the war

Ukrainian forces have improved their tactical situation as a result of their counterattack on the western side of the Donetsk-Donbas canal in the Ozarianivka area, and the seizure of some areas in the strip of no-man’s-land in the…