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Putin: 'All Ukraine of is ours' in theory, eyes Sumy city
DW ^ | Jun 20, 2025 | Richard Connor

Posted on 06/20/2025 2:32:28 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revived a controversial narrative, claiming that theoretically "all of Ukraine is ours." He also sparked more immediate concerns with comments about seizing Ukraine's city of Sumy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russians and Ukrainians are "one people" and that, in that sense, "all of Ukraine is ours."

The assertion underscores Moscow's continued underlying rejection of Ukrainian sovereignty and raises renewed alarm over Russia's territorial ambitions.

What did Putin say about Ukraine's sovereignty?

Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Putin issued a series of provocative remarks, notably stating: "We have a saying… where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours."

He was responding to a question about Russia's objectives for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022.

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TOPICS: Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: notourcrapholewar; poootleromgomg; putinthewarpig; russia; russiansuicide; ukraine; vladtheimploder
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1 posted on 06/20/2025 2:32:28 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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2 posted on 06/20/2025 2:35:08 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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3 posted on 06/20/2025 2:35:44 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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Media doing a little rabble rousing....


4 posted on 06/20/2025 2:42:07 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Grzegorz 246

In related news, King Charles III says that theoretically the first 13 US states still belong to Great Britain.

Rule Britannia! 🇬🇧
(I guess)


5 posted on 06/20/2025 2:43:08 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Grzegorz 246

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and that, in that sense, “all of Ukraine is ours.”

Then all of Russia is Ukrainian ???


6 posted on 06/20/2025 2:45:52 PM PDT by tet68 ("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
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All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.


7 posted on 06/20/2025 2:57:22 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: Grzegorz 246

But wait... the Putin fanbois insist hei is just liberating the poor Russian-speaking majority in Eastern Ukraine... right?


8 posted on 06/20/2025 3:01:07 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists-Satanists: redundant labels.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Putin wants a colonial empire but the Russian army is not up to it. Due to poor training & even shittier leadership.


9 posted on 06/20/2025 3:18:22 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (Treason is the reason for Democrat Sedition & subvertion )
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It’ll be interesting to see which take the Putin fanboys will take on this:

1) “that was taken out of context and is not what he really meant, he only wants the ‘Russian’ parts of Ukraine, not all of it”,

2) “that IS what he meant, because it’s true,”

3) ignore Putin’s words and blame the Western press for reporting it, or

4) “Squirrel!”


10 posted on 06/20/2025 3:54:26 PM PDT by Salohcin
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“King Charles III says” If we are going to go there we should call him by his American Aboriginal name, Charlie Three Sticks!


11 posted on 06/20/2025 4:14:27 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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If they really are one country why couldn’t it also be said that all of Russia belongs to the Ukraine? Taiwan existed before the CCP, why doesn’t all of China belong to Taiwan?


12 posted on 06/20/2025 4:16:25 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Salohcin

Historicaly the Rus population started their territory in Kiev. Stalin separated/created Ukraine for a census. Honestly, who cares. Can we take care of the US?


13 posted on 06/20/2025 4:22:37 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things! )
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
> If we are going to go there we should call him by his American Aboriginal name, Charlie Three Sticks! <

I don’t know why you would say such a thing.
Oh, wait. Yeah, you’re right. 🙂

Yes, that’s him (what an idiot). From a powwow back in 1977.

14 posted on 06/20/2025 4:23:37 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: foundedonpurpose

“Historicaly the Rus population started their territory in Kiev. “

Not to be confused with Russia.

Stalin separated/created Ukraine for a census.

LOL!

Stalin starved 4 million Ukranians.


15 posted on 06/20/2025 4:41:50 PM PDT by TexasGator (11 -)
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To: Leaning Right

We’re Americans, damn it, its our God given right to ridicule Kings!


16 posted on 06/20/2025 4:55:14 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: foundedonpurpose

So you went with option 2, but your history is off. Although Ivan the Terrible renamed Muscovy as Russia, his state was did not originate from the Kievan Rus. Also, an independent Ukraine was declared in 1917, only to be conquered later by the Bolsheviks and absorbed into the USSR as a separate ethnic republic from the Russian Socialist Federal Republic.


17 posted on 06/20/2025 4:55:43 PM PDT by Salohcin
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To: TheBattman

If you say “over my dead body” your opponent still has two options.


18 posted on 06/20/2025 9:24:47 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Salohcin

The US didn’t originate in Washington either. What difference does it make?


19 posted on 06/20/2025 9:25:47 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Nebr FAL owner
That is the shortest and most succinct summary of Putin's real political goals ever posted here.

If Putin really wanted peaceful relations with other nations, he would negotiate treaties and trade deals and keep them.

His words and actions since Invading Ukraine shows he wants a Second USSR.

20 posted on 06/20/2025 10:03:34 PM PDT by Widget Jr (🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 🛇 CCCP 2.0 🛇)
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