Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv: Putin can stop after the occupation of four regions of Ukraine - Reuters

It is about Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions: if Moscow reaches administrative borders, it may be stopped. At the same time, if the Kremlin has the opportunity, it is ready to go further and occupy three more regions: Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk regions, the article is said. The agency talked with three anonymous sources in the Kremlin and spoke about Putin's plans.

Sources assure that the Russian president "was not afraid of Trump's threat" on new sanctions, and his territorial "appetites" can increase as they success in the battlefield in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin head, he is all right with the economy and with the army, and he will withstand any pressure of the event. On the other hand, contact with Trump is important for Putin, but he is not going to make no concessions, said anonymous interlocutors.

"Putin considered Moscow's whole more important than potential economic losses from the pressure of the West. Russia has the advantage on the battlefield, and its economy, focused on war, exceeds the production of key ammunition such as artillery shells, NATO Alliance, led by the United States. " The article explains that Russia plans to continue the occupation of all new territories in Ukraine if the war does not stop.

At the present stage, the Kremlin demands that Ukraine has agreed with the loss of four regions and Crimea, as it is "part of the Russian Federation". If the fighting continues and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be successful, then new regions will be discussed, the sources of Reuters told. "Appetite comes while eating. Russia will act on the weakness of Ukraine. Moscow can stop its offensive after the conquest of four eastern regions of Ukraine, if it encounters rigid resistance.

But if the resistance falls, then more conquest of Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Kharkiv will take place," the source said. Reuters also made Putin's demands for the end of the war that has not changed since the summer of 2024: it also lists what Trump did for Putin and the end of the war. It is not a support for Ukraine's accession to NATO, a willingness to recognize the occupation of Crimea and the transformation of war to a misunderstanding between the Russian Federation and the US, Reuters wrote.