President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his fundamental demands for an end to the conflict in Ukraine, saying that Russia will only surrender its weapons if Kyiv’s forces leave Moscow-claimed territory.
Putin has long advocated for the formal acknowledgement of the Ukrainian areas that Russia has forcibly taken. These include the Donbas, which are primarily occupied by Moscow and comprise Luhansk and Donetsk, and the Crimean peninsula, which it unlawfully seized in 2014.
Rewarding Russia for its aggressiveness is out of the question for Kyiv, which has refused to give up the portions of the Donbas it still controls. During a visit to Kyrgyzstan, Putin told reporters that Kyiv wanted to fight “to the last Ukrainian” and that Russia was “in principle” prepared to do the same.
He reiterated his belief that Russia has the upper hand on the battlefield and that fighting won’t stop until Ukrainian forces leave the affected areas. We’ll use force to accomplish this if they don’t go,” he declared.
However, Russia’s gradual advances in eastern Ukraine have come at a high human cost. Moscow would need about two more years to take control of the remaining Donetsk region at this rate, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.
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