"Peace" Russian-style: Russia targets major regional centers
Notably, the brazen threats from a Russian politician came on the eve of new negotiations between representatives of Kyiv and Moscow.
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Ukraine will lose Sumy, Kharkiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro if it refuses a peaceful settlement.
This was cynically stated by the head of the Russian Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, in a comment to Russian media.
He cynically emphasized that “every day that moves us further from a diplomatic resolution of the conflict worsens the conditions for Ukraine.”
It's worth noting that the statement from the Russian official came on the eve of the second round of negotiations in Istanbul, scheduled for June 2. This is apparently what "peace" looks like according to Moscow.
In addition, in traditional Kremlin fashion, Kartapolov blamed everything on the “Zelenskyy regime.”