The question is how much territory he will be able to seize and how to stop him... Russia wants to impose on the world a different way of life and change the lives people have chosen for themselves." What about Russia's demand for Ukraine to hand over the 20% of the eastern region of Donetsk that it still holds - a line of towns Ukraine calls "fortress cities" - as well as more land in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia? "It would probably satisfy him for a while... he needs a pause... but once he recovers, our European partners say it could take three to five years.
Author: Jeremy Bowen
Published at: 2026-02-22 22:00:47
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