Russia’s war of aggression
Russia’s ex-president Medvedev hints at further annexations
Updated 12/14/2024 – 8:27 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Russia has already partially annexed four regions of Ukraine in the war of aggression that has been raging for almost three years. But former President Medvedev indicates that Moscow wants more.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the possibility of further territorial acquisitions in Ukraine at a party conference of the Kremlin party United Russia. It is necessary to develop the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions (annexed by Moscow), he demanded. “By the way, this experience can be helpful if other new, but very close to us, regions appear in our country,” which is quite possible, said Medvedev, who is still influential in Russia as chairman of the United Russia party and deputy head of the National Security Council.
The Kremlin, which started the war in 2022 under the pretext of protecting the Russian-speaking civilian population in Donbass, has so far only partially conquered the four regions, but is demanding that Kiev cede them as a precondition for peace talks. Moscow also repeatedly threatens further annexations if Ukraine does not accept the demand.
