The Kremlin is trying to disrupt negotiations about a 30-day truce-isw

In parallel, the Kremlin activates the propaganda machine and says that in the event that the Armed Forces does not make a weapon in Kurshchyna, the Russian military will be liquidated, which was stated in particular by the Russian expulsion Dmitry Medvedev. Russia is trying to intensify propaganda to disrupt the negotiation process, as reported in its summary for March 15, analysts of the American Institute for Studying War.

"The Kremlin is probably preparing to strengthen the narrative, which accuses Ukrainian forces of war crimes in the Kursk region," the message reads. According to analysts, in this way Putin wants not only to discredit the military of the Armed Forces, but also to undermine confidence in Ukraine and to raise doubts about the West on the further support of Kiev and the desire to conduct bona fide negotiations.

In addition, researchers say that in this way the Kremlin wants to disrupt the agreement on a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine. Another goal of the Russians in increasing propaganda against the Armed Forces may be a delay in the negotiation process. This opinion is confirmed by some European leaders, including Finland, where the president the day before stated that Putin's goals in the Russian-Ukrainian war remain unchanged.

Similar actions of the Kremlin analysts were observed earlier, in 2022, when Putin by increasing propaganda and statements that the Armed Forces soldiers were war criminals, tried to justify the beginning of a full -scale invasion, they say at the Institute of War Study. Following the meeting between Trump's Special Representative Vitcoff with Kremlin officials, the US President reported that the negotiations had been "very effective". In his opinion, Putin "wants peace".

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also reported that the "positive shifts" were observed in the White House on the way to the conclusion of a truce and peace. The official stated that in the US they hope that the parties would make some concessions to conclude a peace agreement. On the eve of analysts, Putin actually abandoned the US-Ukrainian ceasefire. In parallel, there are conversations between the US and Russia, during which high -ranking officials discuss the following steps in peace.