Russian President Vladimir Putin's adviser, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mykola Patrushev, said that the Kremlin's goals in the war against Ukraine remain unchanged. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), published on January 15.
Analysts pointed out that Putin identified the "demilitarization" and "denazification" of Ukraine as the main goals of the large-scale invasion, which he spoke about during a speech on February 23, 2022. These goals boil down to destroying Ukraine's ability to defend itself and replacing the legitimate Ukrainian government with pro-Russian puppet leaders.
In addition, in an interview with Komsomolska Pravda, Patrushev rejected the suggestion that Russia is ready to give up any occupied territories of Ukraine in future negotiations, saying that this idea "is not even up for discussion."
In addition, the former head of Roscosmos and now the so-called "senator" from the Zaporizhia region, Dmytro Rogozin, said in one of the interviews that the Russian government continues to carry out "denazification" in Ukraine, which he defined as "the liquidation of those who instill in society a misanthropic, Russophobic spirit".
ISW continues to assess that Putin's goal in Ukraine is to break up NATO and seize full control of Ukraine. The Russian dictator remains committed to those goals, and the Institute for the Study of War has seen no signs that he is willing to compromise those goals in future negotiations.
