Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024 - ISW Press![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/ISW%20Logo%20%28slider%20image%29_258.png?itok=n9iFI9GV)
The Kremlin appears to be re-intensifying a reflexive control campaign targeting Western decision-making using nuclear threats and diplomatic manipulation. Reflexive control is a key element of Russia’s hybrid warfare toolkit — it is a tactic that relies on shaping an adversary with targeted rhetoric and information operations in such a way that the adversary voluntarily takes actions that are advantageous to Russia.