The American analytical center Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shared the information in its report.According to ISW, the Kremlin has recently intensified three key lines of action to influence Western decisions in Russia’s favor. Russia accuses European states of prolonging the war in Ukraine, threatens Western countries with nuclear weapons, and promotes the idea that it will inevitably win the war.Kremlin officials, including spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, have suggested that European states are deliberately trying to prolong the war. ISW says this revives an old Russian narrative aimed at undermining U.S. confidence in European governments.“The Kremlin often leverages Dmitriev to advocate for Russia's interests in the West, particularly involving the peace process in Ukraine and sanctions, on English-language platforms and media outlets,” the ISW notes.In posts on social media, including X, Medvedev mentions American atomic bombs “to threaten France and Germany for supporting Ukraine in the peace process.”Analysts say these messages support the Russian Defense Ministry’s recent push to falsely portray victory in Ukraine as inevitable. The ministry has also tried to use large amounts of data to claim Russian achievements, which ISW calls exaggerated.Russian military bloggers have criticized the Defense Ministry for overstating its battlefield successes, describing figures provided by Army General Valery Gerasimov as “very big exaggeration.” ISW found evidence that Russian troops gained about 2,346 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory and captured 130 settlements between March 1 and August 30.“The Kremlin is intensifying these information efforts because its territorial gains remain disproportionately limited and slow relative to the high losses incurred,” the ISW report said.Analysts emphasize that Russian gains have been largely “gradual and creeping for many months, and Russia's rate of advance is incredibly slow under the norms of modern mechanized warfare.”On August 31, ISW reported that Russia could significantly increase the intensity of its air attacks on Ukraine in the coming weeks, with a particular focus on strikes against energy infrastructure targets.