Russia denies Ukraine’s sovereignty and emphasizes the need for further annexation – ISW

Russia consistently denies Ukraine’s sovereignty and justifies aggression by propaganda about the so -called “historical lands”. The godfather of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the former head of the forbidden Party “OPZZ” Viktor Medvedchuk called for annexation of Ukraine. Informs about it UNN with reference to the analytical report of the Institute for War Study (ISW).

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Analysts, on the example of Viktor Medvedchuk’s article, came to the Kremlin’s conclusion against Raubs with Ukraine and the West.

Medvedchuk posted a support map depicting the entire Ukrainian territory east of Lviv, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions as part of “historical Russia”. Medvedchuk argued that the support of the West of Ukraine is aimed solely to destroy Russia from the inside and called Ukrainians “modern barbarians”, which Russia should save by integration into the Russian state

According to ISW, Medvedchuk also insists that modern Ukraine has no historical legitimacy, and its independence is a “mistake of history”.

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.

Medvedchuk’s rhetoric as a representative of the Russian elite, closely related to Putin, testifies to the Kremlin’s systemic reluctance to negotiate with Ukraine and the West and its principled 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.

Recall

According to British intelligence, the Russian Federation lost more than 48 thousand soldiers in January 2025. In February, a high level of loss is expected to maintain due to the intensity of offensive operations.

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