ISW: Ceasefire agreement must include reliable monitoring mechanisms
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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:46:40 +0300
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War ISW have pointed out the need for reliable monitoring mechanisms in the event of a ceasefire or peace agreement in Ukraine, and it is not yet clear what mechanisms for such monitoring the West can offer.
Source ISW Details Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the ongoing USRussian talks are unlikely to yield lightningfast results despite US President Donald Trumps stated goal of reaching a general ceasefire and a lasting peace agreement in Ukraine in the near future.
In addition, Russian Foreign Ministry official Alexei Polishchuk said in an interview that Russia is ready to participate in negotiations that supposedly take into account the current realities of the war and address the root causes of Russias war against Ukraine.
Quote Peskovs and Polishchuks comments also reflect the Kremlins continued rejection of President Trumps stated approach of first establishing a ceasefire and then negotiating a broader peace agreement and the Kremlins commitment to war aims that are incompatible with President Trumps goal of achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine.
Details Analysts noted that any potential ceasefire or peace agreement must include robust monitoring mechanisms, given the Kremlins continued efforts to portray Ukraine as violating the ceasefire on energy infrastructure without providing evidence of these strikes and despite the lack of public details on the terms of the ceasefire.
Quote It remains unclear what monitoring mechanisms the West could leverage to enforce and monitor a future general ceasefire or if the Kremlin would accept any such mechanisms.
More details On 13 April, Peskov and Polishchuk reiterated Russias constant claims that Ukraine had violated the temporary moratorium on longrange strikes on energy infrastructure.
Quote Russian officials appear to be weaponising the vague conditions of the ceasefire and exploiting the absence of independent monitoring mechanisms to flood the information space with unsubstantiated claims about supposed Ukrainian ceasefire violations.
To quote the ISWs Key Takeaways on 13 April Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that ongoing USRussian negotiations are unlikely to result in lightningfast results, contrary to US President Donald Trumps stated objective of achieving a general ceasefire and lasting peace agreement in Ukraine in the near future.
Any future general ceasefire or peace agreement must include robust monitoring mechanisms, given the Kremlins ongoing efforts to portray Ukraine as violating the longrange energy infrastructure strikes ceasefire without providing evidence of these strikes and despite the lack of public details about the ceasefires terms.
It remains unclear what monitoring mechanisms the West could leverage to enforce and monitor a future general ceasefire or if the Kremlin would accept any such mechanisms.
Russian forces conducted a devastating ballistic missile strike against the city of Sumy on 13 April, causing more than 100 casualties.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Russian forces recently advanced near Kharkiv, Borova and Chasiv Yar.
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