US EditionPutin Ally Shares Map of "Buffer Zone" Covering All of Ukraine
- On May 25, 2025, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's Security Council deputy chairman, shared a map showing a proposed buffer zone covering nearly all of Ukraine.
- Medvedev issued the map warning that continued Western military aid to Ukraine could force Russia to occupy almost the entire country to secure this zone.
- The buffer zone aims to push Russia’s control about 550 kilometers plus another 70 to 100 kilometers inside Ukraine to prevent Ukrainian strikes.
- A Washington-based conflict analysis group estimated that, given Russia’s current pace of territorial gains, it would take approximately 91 years and result in nearly 50 million Russian casualties for Moscow to capture the area proposed by Medvedev.
- Medvedev’s statement supports a Kremlin strategy to justify long-term occupation of Ukraine, though military experts view the threat as unlikely due to Russia’s slow gains and heavy losses.
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Medvedev Suggests a Time Zone Controlled by Russia that Covers Nearly All of Ukraine. Think Tank ISW Says It Would Take Almost a Century.
The former Russian President proposed to create an area that would cover all Ukraine except for two regions, says the U.S. Institute could require 91 years and would involve 50 million lows.
Russia's buffer zone to cover nearly all of Ukraine, says Putin's top aide Medvedev
Russia's buffer zone will cover nearly all of Ukraine and will leave just a tiny sliver of territory in the western part of the country, according to Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and a close ally of Vladimir Putin
Video of Russian Buffer Zone to Stop European Missiles Draws Scorn From Former President Medvedev
He then shows the zone that Russia would conquer as a 'buffer', if military support from Europe continues. Only a narrow strip of Ukraine remains on the Polish border.
The Russian Threat Is Being Cut Down – It Will Take 91 Years
Russia threatens to take over essentially all of Ukraine as a “buffer zone.” But it would have taken time – and been very costly. At the current pace on the battlefield, the plan would have taken 91 years.
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