One of Russia's main goals in Ukraine remains to 'liberate' the Donbas and southeastern Ukraine, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
's goal of extending control over the region of Donbas and southeastern Ukraine, according to British intelligence.
The comment about"new territories" may have sparked some confusion about annexing more land in Ukraine, which was enough to motivate Peskov to issue a follow-up statement saying that one of the main goals was to"protect" the people living in the Donbas region and southeastern Ukraine. "As part of efforts to protect these people, these territories were formed and incorporated [into Russia] as a result of referendums that were held there. That's what the president was talking about," he said, as quoted by TASS.
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