– If not through negotiations, then by military means, this territory will be under full Russian control – declared Ushakov, quoted by Reuters. He added that a ceasefire would only be possible after the Ukrainians withdraw their forces from the entire Donbas.
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Vladimir Putin's adviser thus rejected the suggestion of holding a referendum in this region made by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. He also said that Russia “may not like” the new version of the peace plan prepared by the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a compromise option for control over Donbas would consist in Ukrainian troops withdrawing from the part of the region they still control, and Russian troops not occupying this territory. — Russia would like to receive the entire Donbas, and Ukraine does not accept it, said Zelensky, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.
Vladimir Putin: Russia will achieve all its goals
Earlier, Vladimir Putin spoke about Donbas. On December 9, during a speech at the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, he argued that the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia “have always been part of the Russian Federation.”
— Donbas is Russian territory, it's a historical fact — said the dictator, repeating the Kremlin's propaganda. — Territories are important. These are reclaimed lands, our historic land. Russia was created in such a way that it was always part of Russia, Putin said, accusing that it was Lenin who gave these areas.
