Russian President Expects the situation to ‘stabilize’ in Ukrainian regions annexed by Kremlin
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he expected the situation to ‘stabilize’ in the Moscow-annexed Ukrainian regions. Putin’s remarks came after Russian forces suffered a setback in south Ukraine. Russian troops reportedly lost several areas in the Kherson region to Ukrainian forces.
Notably, last week, the Russian President announced the annexation of Zaporizhzhia and three other regions of Ukraine – Kherson, Luhansk, and Donetsk. The United States and other western countries, including France, condemned the move. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the lost territories.
After Putin’s order to take over the nuclear facility, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi said that he was traveling to Kyiv to discuss creating a security zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia atomic plant.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that the forces of his country regained control over three more villages in the southern Kherson region. On Tuesday, Zelensky also claimed to have recaptured “dozens of settlements” in the southern and eastern parts of the war-ravaged country.
On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in a steep escalation of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. The campaign had been preceded by a Russian military buildup since early 2021, and numerous Russian demands for security measures and legal prohibitions against Ukraine joining NATO.
(Vinayak)
