Putin Says Main Aim In Ukraine To Capture Eastern Donbas Area

Putin Says Main Aim In Ukraine To Capture Eastern Donbas Area

Russia claims as its own the eastern Donetsk region and three other Ukrainian regions. (File) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area — and claimed that Ukraine’s Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier. Putin was speaking a … Read more