The war in Ukraine – what fate awaits the territories occupied by Russia – UNIAN
The journalist is sure that many Ukrainians do not want part of the territories of Ukraine to remain under the control of the Russian Federation.
The longer the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues, the less often stories about how Russians torture Ukrainians from the occupied territories hit the headlines of various media outlets. This could continue even if Kyiv agrees to a ceasefire next year, but without returning all occupied territories to its control.
This opinion was expressed by European commentary editor Tony Barber in his column for the Financial Times.
The journalist recalled that in November the body of the mayor of the Russian-occupied city of Dneprorudnoye, Evgeniy Matveev, was returned to Ukraine. The occupiers tortured him in…