{"id":3778,"date":"2025-06-21T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T08:07:14","slug":"putin-claims-whole-of-ukraine-is-ours-eyes-buffer-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/21\/putin-claims-whole-of-ukraine-is-ours-eyes-buffer-zone","title":{"rendered":"Putin Claims \u201cWhole of Ukraine is Ours,\u201d Eyes Buffer Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"424\"><strong>ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that, in his view, the entire territory of Ukraine is \u201cours\u201d and indicated that Russian forces may push further to capture the Ukrainian city of Sumy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"424\">This move is part of Russia\u2019s effort to establish a buffer zone along the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"487\">Putin\u2019s Stance on Ukraine\u2019s Sovereignty and Neutrality<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1165\">\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1165\">Putin, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 after years of conflict in the country\u2019s east, emphasized that he is not seeking Ukraine\u2019s complete surrender nor denying its sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1165\">However, he stressed that Ukraine must remain neutral in geopolitical terms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1165\">Currently, Russia controls approximately one-fifth of Ukraine\u2019s territory, including Crimea, most of the Luhansk region, and significant parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, as well as fragments of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"1165\">At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin stated that Russians and Ukrainians are \u201cone people\u201d and therefore, \u201cthe whole of Ukraine is ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1220\">International Reactions and Ukrainian Response<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1773\">Ukraine\u2019s government and Western allies reject Russia\u2019s claims to annexed territories, viewing them as illegal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1773\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly denied that Russians and Ukrainians are one people and called Putin\u2019s peace terms tantamount to capitulation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1773\">Putin defended his position by recalling that Ukraine declared independence and neutrality during the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse in 1991.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1773\">His comments underline Moscow\u2019s ongoing justification for its military actions and its demands regarding Ukraine\u2019s political stance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1894\">The conflict remains a critical flashpoint with broad international implications for regional security and diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that, in his view, the entire territory of Ukraine is \u201cours\u201d and indicated that Russian forces may push further to capture the Ukrainian city of Sumy. This move is part of Russia\u2019s effort to establish a buffer zone along the border with Ukraine. 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