Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed on Saturday that Russia will capture more territory in Ukraine, a year after the claimed annexation of four Ukrainian regions, presented by Vladimir Putin as the fulfillment of the imperial project of “New Russia” .
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“The special military operation (in Ukraine) will continue until the complete destruction of the Nazi regime in Kyiv and the liberation of originally Russian territories from the hands of the enemy,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram.
“Victory will be ours. And more new regions will join Russia,” continued the current number two of the Russian Security Council and supporter of the attack on the Kremlin in Ukraine.
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised “regeneration and socio-economic development” of the annexed regions in Ukraine, in a filmed speech broadcast on Saturday by the Kremlin.
“By defending our fellow citizens in Donbass and New Russia (imperial project of integration by Moscow of southern and eastern Ukraine), we are defending Russia itself and fighting for our homeland, our sovereignty, for our spiritual values and our unity,” assured Mr. Putin.
AFP
At the end of September 2022, after the organization of “referendums” deemed fictitious by Kyiv and the West, Vladimir Putin approved the annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk (east), as well as those of Zaporizhia and Kherson (south). .
These annexations have triggered strong condemnations from Ukraine and its Western supporters, who consider them “illegal”.
September 30 was declared “reunification day” by Vladimir Putin. But Russia only partially controls these regions and faces a counter-offensive from Ukraine, which seeks to retake them.