A year after the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions, September 30 became Unity Day in Russia. The opportunity for the Russian leadership to make some statements about the continuation of the war. An attempt to mobilize the population by reaffirming that Moscow will do anything.
Published on: September 30, 2023 – 11:54 p.m
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For Vladimir Putin, defending the Russian-speaking population of Donbass is nothing more than a way to defend Russia itself and preserve the Russian homeland, sovereignty, spiritual values and unity. The president said this on television in a new twist on the narrative that portrays Russia as a victim of a decadent West.
The opportunity to also promise a renewal of the annexed territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. In the warlike, very direct style that characterizes him today, former President Dmitry Medvedev also wanted to celebrate what we here call the ties of the Ukrainian regions to Mother Russia.
The operation in Ukraine will continue until the complete destruction of the Nazi regime in Kiev and the liberation of originally Russian territories, the man who is now number 2 in the Russian Security Council said on his Telegram account. Another opportunity for those not on the verge of provocation to claim that more new regions will integrate Russia. Comments from the highest peak of the state show that the Russian authorities are far from thinking about de-escalation.