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Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’

June 22, 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested during an economic forum that the “whole of Ukraine” belongs to his country, even though Russia only controls about a fifth of Ukrainian territory.

He made the comments on June 20 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where he also indicated that he wouldn’t “rule out” taking the northern Sumy region, which Russian troops have been rapidly advancing into in recent weeks. The regional capital of 250,000 people is located just over a dozen miles from the Russian border.

Read more: ‘Very disappointed’: Trump continues to criticize Putin’s war tactics during negotiations

“Where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours,” Putin said.

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, condemned Putin’s remarks, which he called “deranged.”

“Putin’s cynical statements demonstrate complete disdain for US peace efforts,” he wrote on X. “While the United States and the rest of the world have called for an immediate end to the killing, Russia’s top war criminal discusses plans to seize more Ukrainian territory and kill more Ukrainians.”

The back-and-forth comes nearly two weeks after Russia launched one of its largest air attacks on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in over three years of war.

Read more: Russia launches one of Ukraine war’s largest air attacks on Kyiv

Contributing: Reuters

Zachary Schermele is an education reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on X at @ZachSchermele and Bluesky at @zachschermele.bsky.social.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’

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