US EditionPutin Says Russia Creating Buffer Zone Along Ukrainian Border
- On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian troops are establishing a protective buffer area near the border with Ukraine in the Sumy region to prevent potential Ukrainian advances.
- This move follows Putin's March visit to Russia’s Kursk region, where he first proposed the buffer zone amid ongoing clashes and reports of Ukrainian advances into Russian border areas.
- Russian forces, including paratroopers advancing near Zhuravka and Bilovody in Sumy, claim to have disrupted Ukrainian command and achieved partial control in contested border villages, though Ukraine denies complete Russian success.
- The planned prisoner exchange of 1,000 individuals from each side, stemming from recent Turkey talks—the first direct meetings in three years—is seen by Ukrainian President Zelensky as the most concrete outcome of the dialogue.
- Putin emphasized restoring infrastructure and enabling residents’ return where security allows, while Ukrainian officials labeled Russia’s plan aggressive and an obstacle to peace efforts amid ongoing conflict.
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"Russian troops have been ordered to create a buffer zone along the border with Ukraine and are actively carrying out these orders," Russian President Vladimir Putin said this Thursday during a videoconference meeting with members of his government. It is unclear what this kind of security zone that the Kremlin leader has in mind consists of, but one of his objectives is to avoid at any cost a repeat Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory, a…
Moscow to create security buffer zone in border region
Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. As direct diplomacy between Russia and Ukraine is gradually being reestablished, Moscow is beginning to make it clear that guarantees will be necessary to achieve an end to hostilities. Russia’s concerns, as at the beginning of the special
The Russian President announces a buffer zone on Ukrainian soil. An extensive reconstruction of Russian border regions is also planned. Putin's demands:
Putin sees himself in advantage in the war against Ukraine - also the buffer zone that has now been brought into play is an expression of this claim to power, says Peter Sawicki. The Kremlin chief is also testing the US.
The Russian Army Creates a 'Buffer Zone' on the Border With Ukraine - teleSUR English
‘The enemy’s firing positions are being actively suppressed, and work is ongoing,’ Putin said. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country’s forces are working on establishing a security buffer zone along the country’s border with Ukraine RELATED: Russia Appoints New Commander-In-Chief of Its Ground Forces “The enemy’s firing positions are being actively suppressed, and work is ongoing,” Putin said at a government me…
Russia's President issued new targets for conquest. He said that the occupation of northern Ukraine was necessary to prevent the attack of Russian regions.
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