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Russia's Maximalist War Aims

Moscow keeps subordinating negotiation to battlefield objectives, extending the war's horizon and locking in the sanctions and commodity-market dislocations that have accompanied it.

forming · confidence 40 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since June 21, 2026 · updated June 21, 2026

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Kremlin Says It Expects Victory, Not the Anchorage Deal It Signed

Geopolitics

Kremlin Says It Expects Victory, Not the Anchorage Deal It Signed

A senior Putin aide accused Washington of failing to honour the Alaska understandings and insisted Moscow is waiting for its war aims, not their implementation.

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A senior Putin aide said Moscow expects 'victory' and its full war aims, accusing Washington of failing to honour the Anchorage/Alaska understandings—subordinating any deal to battlefield objectives.

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