Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled that the Russian occupation of Ukraine will continue. Putin has said he has no choice but to continue military operations to protect the people of eastern Ukraine and look following Russia’s security. Putin has indicated that the occupation will continue until Russia’s demands are fully accepted. (‘No other choice’: Putin vows to continue attack on Ukraine)
Russian forces are currently attacking the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. The general assessment is that Putin still intends to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, and remove Selensky from the presidency to create a puppet government loyal to Russia. The international community has not yet ruled out the possibility of Russia using chemical weapons to achieve its goals.
Now, Putin’s army is reportedly preparing for a major offensive in the Donbass. Russia has already acknowledged the separatists’ claims to independence from the region, which has been divided by fighting between Russia’s allied separatists and Ukrainian forces since 2014. Moscow is also reportedly planning a major military operation in the strategic port city of Mariupol in the Donbass.
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