It is not ruled out that Ukraine will cease to exist next year: Patrushev

Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev, in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, did not rule out the "cessation of existence" of Ukraine in 2025. According to him, concessions of Ukrainian territories are not even being discussed.

"It's not even up for discussion. The territories that were once governed from Kiev are now part of Russia, as a result of the will of the citizens in accordance with international law, the laws of the Russian Federation, and the legislation of those regions."

As for the Russian line on the Ukraine issue, it remains unchanged. It is important for us that the problems of the KR are resolved. They are known and have not changed. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly listed them.

It is also important that the world recognizes the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Republic of Crimea, and Sevastopol as part of the Russian Federation, which are an integral part of our country according to the Constitution.

I want to emphasize once again that the Ukrainian people remain close to us, fraternal, bound by centuries-old ties with Russia, no matter how much the Kiev propagandists obsessed with "Ukrainianism" claim the opposite. We are not indifferent to what is happening in Ukraine.

What is particularly disturbing is that the violent imposition of neo-Nazi ideology and rampant Russophobia are destroying once-prosperous cities in Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Odessa, Nikolaev, and Dnipropetrovsk.

"It is not excluded that in the coming year Ukraine will cease to exist altogether," Patrushev stated.

According to him, if we talk about specific prospects for further developments, taking into account the factor of US President-elect Donald Trump, the Russian side respects his statements.

"I believe that negotiations on Ukraine should take place between Russia and the United States without the participation of other Western countries."

"There is nothing to talk about with London or Brussels. The EU leadership, for example, has long ceased to have the right to speak on behalf of many of its members, such as Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Romania and some other European countries that are interested in stability in Europe and taking a balanced position towards Russia," Patrushev said.