Despite the Russian leader's 2022 declaration, Moscow does not fully control these Ukrainian regions but hopes that the U.S.

MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Ukraine as a state may disappear from the map "as a result of unfolding events," Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram ...

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