Medvedev: Russia should capture as much of Ukraine as possible

Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and chairman of the United Russia party, Dmitry Medvedev (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP/PA)

A senior Russian official says Moscow should capture as much Ukrainian territory as possible to secure a stable peace.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said on Friday that if Russia fails to defeat Ukraine fully, an eventual peace agreement will be unstable and set the stage for hostilities to erupt again in the future.