Ukraine 'liberations': Kremlin declares 'temporary evacuation' - citing Putin's 'prerogative'

Created: 05/10/2022 15:34

By: Andreas Schmid

How does Vladimir Putin react to the developments in the Ukraine war?

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (at the desk) is already talking about recapture.

© Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/dpa

After Ukrainian recaptures, the Kremlin speaks of a "temporary withdrawal of troops".

The areas will be brought back under control.

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• Counter-offensive

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  counter-offensive

  : Russia does not want to give up areas liberated from Ukraine.

• Russia

  wants to

  reconquer areas

  : Peskov speaks of Putin's "prerogative".

• This news ticker on the

  negotiations

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  Ukraine war

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Moscow - Ukraine has recently made further territorial conquests.

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dozens of towns have been "liberated" from Russian occupation in the past few days.

"The Ukrainian army is advancing fairly quickly and powerfully in the current defense operation in the south of our country," Zelenskyy said in his speech on Tuesday evening.

Villages in the Cherson, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions were brought back under Ukrainian control.

Russia confirmed the Ukrainian successes - albeit in the Kremlin style, including new announcements.

Counter-offensive after counter-offensive: Russia does not want to give up areas liberated from Ukraine

Naturally, Russia did not want to talk about “liberation” on Wednesday.

The corresponding regions were only "temporarily cleared by the Russian army," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the state news agency Tass in the afternoon.

The territories are to be reconquered by Russia.

“There is no contradiction here.

They will belong to Russia forever, they will be recaptured,” Peskov said.

There are "no changes to the status of the military special operation," as the war in Russia is still called.

Russia wants to retake territories: Peskov speaks of Putin's "prerogative"

Peskov did not give any further details, but made it clear: "Certain areas will be recaptured and we will continue consultations with the populations who express a desire to live in Russia."

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In September, the Kremlin held annexation referendums in four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Cherson and Zaporizhia, which it deemed illegal under international law.

Ukraine has now achieved military successes in three of the four areas.

This renewed counter-offensive could change the war.

Experts assume that if Ukraine takes military action in the annexed areas, Russia will speak of an attack on Russian territory.

This would give President Vladimir Putin, who is also the supreme commander of the Russian army, a reason for war.

Putin must decide how Russia views the latest developments in the war and what that means for possible negotiations.

"This is solely the prerogative of the commander-in-chief," said Peskov.

“No such decisions have been made to date.

Only the continuation of the special military operation is on the agenda.”