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Putin says Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas region militarily or otherwise
Putin demands Ukrainian troop withdrawal from Donbas or threatens military action, rejecting parts of a U.S. peace plan; Russia controls 85% of Donbas, officials say.
- Speaking on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said 'Either we liberate these territories by force of arms, or Ukrainian troops leave these territories' and vowed Moscow would seize Donbas and 'Novorossiya' by military or other means.
- The United States presented a 28-point peace plan in November and pared the draft after Nov. 23 and Nov. 30 consultations, while Russia pressed for informal recognition of its Donbas control.
- Reuters reports that Russia controls 19.2% of Ukraine, including Crimea, all of Luhansk and over 80% of Donetsk, while about 5,000 sq km of Donetsk remains under Ukrainian control amid recent civilian injuries in Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, and Kherson.
- Ukraine's constitution forbids ceding territory, Kyiv argues as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he cannot sign away land, and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Rustem Umerov in Miami on December 4.
- Putin said the talks were "very useful" yet maintained maximalist demands, while aides including Yuri Ushakov said no compromise was reached and Kremlin spokesmen use 'Novorossiya' broadly.
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In view of the fact that the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, which are Donbass, belong to Russia, Putin says: "Or we free territories through military action or Ukrainian troops have withdrawn."
·Portugal
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At present, the Russian Army controls almost 20% of Ukrainian territory, including the entire Lugansk Oblast and 80% of Donetsk Oblast.
Putin Says Russia Will Take Donbas By Force Or Ukraine's Troops Will Withdraw
President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected.
·New Delhi, India
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The Russian president said that the deselnace will take place "militaryly or by other means," he said after a "very useful" summit with an American delegation.
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