Kremlin believes that there is significant progress in 'demilitarization' of Ukraine

CNN reported this with reference to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's statement. 

“We can state that there is significant progress along the path of demilitarization,” Peskov said. 

The so-called 'demilitarization' of Ukraine was named as one of the main and initial goals of the Russian invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also stated during a press conference that the Ukrainian military-industrial complex “if not completely reset to zero, is getting there fast.”

On December 22, during a meeting with propagandists, Putin stated that Russia seeks the earliest possible end to the war in Ukraine, using this definition for the first time. Earlier, he called the war against Ukraine a “special operation.”

After that, one of the Russian deputies sued Putin for calling the “special operation” a war.

It became known that Putin also accepted the provision of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, promising to “keep this in mind.” According to the head of the Russian Federation, the promised supply of American air defense systems only prolongs the conflict in Ukraine.

The Institute for the Study of War said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to absolve himself of responsibility for the protracted war in Ukraine. At the same time, ISW believes that Vladimir Putin will continue to refuse to treat Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an equal and sovereign partner, which once again shows that he is not interested in serious negotiations with Ukraine.

ISW believes that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin continues to use theses of increased nuclear readiness to appease his domestic nationalist audience and intimidate the West, but will not dare to use nuclear weapons.