- Surkov stated that Ukraine's return to the Russian sphere of influence has been Russia's mark since the dissolution of the russian Union, that is, since 1991.
- When asked about Russia's borders, Surkov replied that the ideology of the Russian planet "has no borders" and exists wherever Russian influences are present
- He stated that Russian influences vary from region to region, but “never are zero”
- ISW experts pointed out that Surkov's statements on Russia's claims against east and confederate Ukraine and the further expansion of the Russian Mirus deny fresh U.S. mediate East MP Steve Witkoff
- President Trump's associate assured that Russian territorial claims did not go beyond Crimea and Luhanski, Donetsk, Zaporosian and Khersonian circuits
Vladimir Surkov, who was considered 1 of the Russian politicians for Kiev, stated in an interview with the French weekly “L’Express” that The Russian triumph in the war would be "military or military and military demolition of Ukraine" and ‘dividing this artificial quasi-state into its natural parts’.
He said it was Moscow's strategical goal, which had not changed since the beginning of Russian a full-sized invasion of Ukraine in 2022. and Russia will scope it, even if there are “slowness” on the road. He added that Ukraine's return to the Russian sphere of influence has been Russia's mark since the dissolution of the russian Union, that is, since 1991.
Surkov, who was Putin's advisor until 2020, He besides said that, after the alleged split, Ukraine "may" be as a "real state" in the future, but as a much smaller entity. According to the ideologist “Novorous” Europe is allegedly to be active in the future division of Ukraine.
The spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitri Pieskov defined “Novorosja” as the full east and confederate Ukraine, including the Charkov circuit, dciepropetrovsk, Mikołajowski and Odski — alongside the already controlled by Russia, completely or partially, the Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporosk and Khersonsk circuits.
‘Russian mir’ has no borders
When asked about how he sees the borders of Russia, Surkov replied that the ideology of the Russian planet "has no borders" and exists wherever Russian influences are present. He said Russian influence varies from region to region, but "never is zero". erstwhile advanced typical of the Kremlin stated that Russia would “expand in all directions”.
Russia defines the alleged Russian-speaking cultural community of the countries of the erstwhile USSR as “Russian mir”. As the ISW stressed, the Kremlin uses the ideology of "Russian miru" to justify armed interventions abroad.
ISW: This contradicts Donald Trump's envoy's assessment
Experts pointed out that Surkov's statements on Russia's claims towards east and confederate Ukraine and the further expansion of the Russian Mirus contradict fresh assessments by U.S. mediate East envoy Steve Witkoff. president Trump's co-worker assured that Russian territorial claims did not go beyond Crimea and Luhanski, Donetsk, Zaporosian and Khersonian circuits.
The ISW noted that in a speech akin to Surkov, Vladimir Putin and another high-ranking representatives of the Russian authorities have frequently spoken recently, who do not hide that Moscow wants to reconstruct control not only of Ukraine, but besides — possibly — of another neighbouring countries to weaken the West and strengthen Kremlin's influence.
The Russian side underlines that the future peace agreement with Kiev must destruct the "essential causes of war". To date, the Kremlin, erstwhile referring to the ‘causes’ which were besides justified by the invasion of Ukraine, actually questioned the existence of an independent Ukrainian state.
On March 10, Russian MFA chief Sergei Lavrov said that "the causes of the war" were "threats for Russian safety from the Ukrainian and Western direction at all", which stem from NATO's expansion to the east and the alleged demolition by the Ukrainian government of everything that is "related to Russia and the "Russian Mirem".
