Kremlin Broadens Peace-Talk Agenda as Energy-Strikes Pause Is Framed as a Limited Concession
ISW says the Kremlin rejects Rubio’s claim that Donetsk Oblast is the only unresolved issue in peace talks, arguing that many topics remain. Moscow reportedly agreed to a temporary pause on striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure at Trump’s request, but ISW views it as a limited concession while Russia continues offensives across multiple axes and pursues long-term aims in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Oskil River, and Zaporizhzhia. The report also notes ongoing alleged POW executions and other war crimes by Russian forces, and Belarus increasing military ties with Russia amid the conflict, with Ukraine facing continued energy outages.