Kremlin rejects idea of "buffer zone" in Donbas, saying region "belongs to Russia"

Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Getty Images

Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, has said the Kremlin rejects the proposal to create a "buffer zone" in Donbas as part of a joint Ukraine-US-EU plan, claiming that Ukrainian Donbas, which Russian forces are attempting to seize, "is a Russian region".

Source: Kremlin-aligned news agency Interfax

Quote from Peskov: "In this context, I would nevertheless say that Donbas is the territory of the Russian Federation, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation... And it is hardly possible for any third party to administer the regions of the Russian Federation."

Kremlin rejects idea of "buffer zone" in Donbas, saying region "belongs to Russia"

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