High-ranking Russian officials may be interested in portraying Russia as a country that adheres to humanitarian and other legal principles, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). ISW also notes that the desire to launch a new information campaign may be linked to a series of incidents in recent weeks where Russian forces utilized Ukrainian prisoners of war, including soldiers and officers, in blatant violations of the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war. These incidents involved using them as human shields in active combat, executions, and other violations. Therefore, the tim…