Former Russian president says "new, very close regions" may join Russia

Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and chair of the United Russia ruling party, has suggested that "new regions may appear within Russia," drawing on the experience of annexing Ukrainian territories.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Medvedev at a United Russia party congress

Quote from Medvedev: "By the way, this experience [of occupying four Ukrainian oblasts and Crimea – ed.] may prove useful in the future if new but very close regions appear in our country."

After all, it's possible."

Background: In October 2022, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a "law on accession" to officially annex the occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine into Russia.

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