Medvedev’s Ukraine Map Sparks Outrage: Russia’s “Buffer Zone” Claim Analyzed
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, threatened that continued Western aid to Ukraine would result in Russia occupying almost all of the country, a claim illustrated by a map he posted. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) refutes this, calculating that at the current rate of advance, capturing the territory Medvedev proposed would take approximately 91 years and result in an estimated 50 million Russian casualties. This assertion is part of a Kremlin strategy to justify its aggression and long-term occupation. The ISW concludes that Medvedev’s statement is more of a threat than a realistic projection given Russia’s slow pace of advancement.
John Q. Hosedrinker