The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has lasted for more than a hundred days since it broke out, and the two sides are still fighting fiercely on the battlefield. At the same time, negotiations that had reached a deadlock earlier have not resumed. Recently, Ukrainian President Zelensky issued a high-profile statement, promising that the Ukrainian army would resume control over Donbass, Crimea, Kherson and Zaporozhye Oblasts. Rejection after arrival in these areas. Although the Zelensky government still wants to continue fighting and requires Western countries to increase military assistance. However, the West is beginning to consider asking Ukraine to make concessions in the conflict. This gives Russia more leverage at the possible future negotiation table and brings it one step closer to its "war goal" of keeping Ukraine neutral.
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Zelensky vowed to “recover lost ground”
Currently, Russia and Ukraine are still engaged in fierce fighting around Severonetsk in Ukraine. As the Russian army intensifies its offensive, Ukraine, which was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, has fallen into a disadvantage. On June 14, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian army suffered "painful losses" in the battle with the Russian army.
However, the defeat on the battlefield did not dissuade Zelensky from wanting to "recover lost ground." On the evening of the 13th, Zelensky delivered an inspiring speech to all Ukrainian people. He emphasized that the Ukrainian army will definitely "liberate all occupied territories" and will fight to the end.
As early as last month, Zelensky vowed to take back control of Donbass, Crimea, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts. He said that restoring the territory to the territory before the Russian army launched a special military operation on February 24 was only a temporary victory, and "recovering all territory" was the ultimate goal of the Ukrainian army.
Many places have stated that they will "not go back"
Although the Zelenskiy government has a firm attitude, these regions are unwilling to return to its control. As soon as Zelensky finished speaking, Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhia Oblast and Crimea responded quickly.
Kirill Stremusov, deputy governor of the military-civilian government of Kherson Region, said on the 15th: "All these threats look stupid. Frankly speaking, it is not funny. In the end, Zelensky's words can only Just words. The Kherson region has been forever freed from politicians who have tried their best to steal, destroy and plunder, and this is a thing of the past." Stremusov also said that the region will hold a referendum soon, Join Russia.
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the General Council of the Military and Civilian Administration of the Zaporozhye Region, also said that it is "impossible" for the area to return to the control of the Zelens regime. He said that the Ukrainian government has repeatedly talked about "taking back many regions." "Eight years ago, they said they would take back Crimea. Later, they said they would regain control of Donetsk and Luhansk , and now they said they would regain control of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, but this never happened."
In addition, the leader of the Crimea region Sergey Akshay Nov also suggested that Crimea would not be controlled by the Ukrainian government and condemned the Ukrainian army's shelling of Donbass.
Ukraine asks the West to increase military aid
However, Zelensky obviously will not give up his goal because of this. The Russian rambler website stated that Ukraine's request for weapons from the West has entered a new stage of mobilization. On the 12th, Mikhail Podoliyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian President’s Office, opened his mouth and asked the West to provide about 300 multiple launch rocket systems. In addition, Alestovich, another adviser in Zelensky’s office, also called on the West to supply more of the system and require longer-range ones.
However, at the same time, Western countries are considering a completely opposite path. Russian media said that Ukraine’s “allies” have realized that “Ukraine will fail”, so they are considering asking Ukraine to make territorial concessions. Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said that the West was “tired” of Zelensky.
Russia has made it clear before that it launched special military operations not to "annex" Ukraine. It can be seen that to a large extent, the Russian military hopes to use war to promote talks and require Ukraine to maintain a "neutral status" and dialogue with the West in the future. Strive for enough voice. Russia, which now has more and more chips in its hands, is realizing its goals step by step.
