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Putin: Russian troops create buffer zone at the border to Ukraine
The Russian armed forces create a "security zone" along the border between Russia and Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday. Establishment of a security zone "I have already said that the decision was made to create the necessary security zone along the border. Our armed forces are actively working on suppressing the enemy fireplaces, working," said ...
Putin: Russian troops create buffer zone at the border to Ukraine
The Russian armed forces create a “security zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday.
setup of a security zone
"I have already said that the decision was made to create the necessary security zone along the border. Our armed forces are actively working on suppressing the enemy fireplaces, working," said Putin.
reactions from Ukraine
The press spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Horhii Tykhyi, described the plan as "aggressive" and emphasized that "Russia was the main obstacle to peace efforts".
planned prisoner exchange
The announcement fell before an expected prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia on Friday, the result of talks in Turkey last week. It was the first time in three years that the two countries had direct conversations on any level.
former statements of Putin
President Putin had already addressed the opportunity of a “security zone” during a visit to the Kursk region in March. At a meeting on Thursday with members of the government, he confirmed the plan and discussed the need to "restore and rebuild everything that was destroyed in the border region".
restoration and infrastructure
"(we have to) help people return to their home villages and settlements and where the security situation allows it to restore the entire transport and other infrastructure," added Putin. According to the Russian state media, the President plans its own meeting for discussion about the "recovery projects".
Current developments
The announcement was only made days after Putin's visit to the Tursk region, where he claimed to be aware of the complete reconquest of the region of Ukrainian troops. During his visit, the Russian leader said that the Ukrainian armed forces tried to move towards the Russian border, reported the Ria Novosti news agency.
offensive Kiews and peace talks
Kyjiw launched an offensive to the Russian border area in August - the first ground invasion of Russia due to foreign power since World War II - and lasted parts of the region until the end of the last month. Kyiv had planned to use this as an important means of pressure in future peace talks.
results of the talks in Turkey
Such conversations only took place last week when teams from Kiev and Moscow personally met in Turkey in order to discuss an end of the war and to agree on a prisoner exchange - 1,000 people from each page.
prisoner exchange in view
Kremllagers Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russia received the list of prisoners of war proposed by Ukraine for the expected exchange on Friday. "Yes, in fact, we have received them now," Peskov was quoted.
President Zelensky about the exchange
The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj said on Thursday that Ukraine "clarifies the details for each individual person on the list submitted by the Russian side". He emphasized: "The agreement for the release of 1,000 of our people from Russian captivity was perhaps the only tangible result of the meeting in Turkey. We are working on this result."
For this report, CNN employee Lex Harvey participated.