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In 11.5 years, Russia has not managed to capture Donbas.

In the last 1,010 days, since Ukraine liberated Kherson, Russia has managed to seize only 1% of Ukrainian territory.

Today, we are facing a very complicated and complex issue.

This is not about "territorial swaps."

Putin wants to take a large part of Ukrainian land without fighting and without military losses.

We are talking about hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who would fall under Russian occupation. What will happen to them?

Torture, rape, "filtration," abduction of children. Russian propaganda will very quickly "explain" to them that they were betrayed and must "take revenge." Men will be drafted into the Russian army, which is nearly impossible to avoid, just as it has already happened in other occupied regions of Ukraine. And that means hundreds of thousands of new soldiers for Russia. Where will they be deployed?

Russia knows that the part of Donbas currently under Ukrainian control is well-prepared for war: defensive positions, fortifications, infrastructure, and industrial facilities. If Russia takes this territory, it will gain a significant military advantage without fighting. They are fully aware of this, which is why they are making such demands.

Additionally, for Ukraine and Europe, this would mean tens of thousands of new refugees, further strain on budgets, and increased social tension.
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