← Atlas Theme · spans 1 topics
Attrition, not diplomacy, is generating Russia's first freeze signals.
September's 46,000 casualties with the front moving the other way, Putin's own admission that Ukrainian deep strikes cost 1% of GDP, and 59% public support for talks are doing what summits cannot — pushing Moscow toward freezing the line even as it budgets for escalation.
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World & Geopolitics
ISW's Verdict on Vivaldi: Russia's 2026 Donetsk Campaign Defeated — "No Basis" It Can Ever Seize the Region by Force Record monthly attrition coincides with the first open Russian discussion of freezing the line.
World & Geopolitics
NATO's East Moves on Nuclear Deterrence: Lithuania Votes to Lift Its Constitutional Ban on Nuclear Weapons Putin concedes deep strikes are drawing blood and says he prefers the war end 'through talks' even while surging defense spending.