Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly demanding land that Moscow does not currently occupy as a condition to end the war in Ukraine, potentially complicating peace efforts further.
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the four regions in question are Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Russia staged referendums in the four regions months after the invasion and Putin said they would be "forever" part of Russia following the results, not recognized by the vast majority of the international community. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called them a "violation of the UN Charter and international law."
