“Russia consistently denies Ukraine’s sovereignty and justifies aggression by propaganda about the so -called “historical lands”. The godfather of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and the former head of the forbidden Party “PPZ” Viktor Medvedchuk called for annexation of Ukraine.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Isw
Details: Medvedchuk published an article in which he called on Russia “to return its historical lands”. The material was added to the material, where all Ukrainian territories to the east of Lviv, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions were marked as part of “historical Russia”.
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He insists that modern Ukraine does not have historical legitimacy, and its independence is a “mistake of history”, which must be corrected through the integration of these lands into Russia. He also stated that the western support of Ukraine is aimed at the destruction of Russia from the inside, and called Ukrainians “modern barbarians”, which, according to him, Russia should “save”.
The Institute of War Study emphasizes that such statements of Medvedchuk are a reflection of the Kremlin’s strategic policy on the denial of Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Literally: “Medvedchuk’s rhetoric as a representative of the Russian elite, closely related to Putin, testifies to the Kremlin’s systemic unwillingness to negotiate with Ukraine and the West and its fundamental refusal to recognize the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state and the government.”
Key conclusions ISW for February 5:
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky continues to demonstrate his willingness to negotiate with Russia with a principled position, which provides for the preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in the long run.
- Zelensky confirmed that the Constitution of Ukraine prohibits elections in wartime, but Ukraine remains a devoted idea of the election in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Ukraine after the end of the war.
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 4 that since the beginning of the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine in February 2022, Russian troops lost from 300 to 350 thousand killed and from 600 to 700 thousand wounded during hostilities.
- On the night of February 4 to February 5, Ukrainian troops struck the oil depot in the Krasnodar Territory within the continued campaign to strike in Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries.
- The Russian military continues efforts to restructure military-administrative control over military services in peacetime and obviously separate administrative control over the Air Force and Navy from Russia from military districts.
- The Kremlin continues to prioritize internal political stability over efforts to mitigate economic pressure and labor shortages.
- Ukraine and Russia were exchanged prisoners of war on February 5.
- Russian troops advanced near Kupyansk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhov.
- Ukrainian troops advanced near Pokrovsk.