"Medvedev Asserts Ukraine Belongs to Russia, Rejects Peace Talks"

Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev presented a map at a youth festival in Sochi showing Ukraine divided between Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary, claiming that Ukraine is inherently part of Russia's historical strategic borders. He disputed the title of a book asserting "Ukraine Is Not Russia," stating that "Ukraine is definitely Russia" and used demeaning and violent rhetoric, suggesting that Ukraine's best future is to be "slaves of the ailing European panopticon" or "expendable material."