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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey in Lviv

Putin wants ‘Korean scenario’ for Ukraine, says intelligence chief

A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a heavily damaged building in Stoyanka, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a heavily damaged building in Stoyanka, Ukraine. Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP

Vladimir Putin is seeking to split Ukraine into two, emulating the postwar division between North and South Korea, the invaded country’s military intelligence chief has said.

In comments that raise the prospect of a long and bitter frozen conflict, Gen Kyrylo Budanov, who foretold of Russia’s invasion as far back as November, warned of bloody guerrilla warfare.

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