Russian General Staff Briefing Shows Map of Landlocked Ukraine
Monday, 1 September 2025 () At a Russian General Staff briefing, broadcast on August 30 by the Ministry of Defense, a map was displayed depicting Ukraine as a landlocked country with no access to the Black Sea. The map excluded the Donbas republics, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, as well as Odesa and Mykolaiv regions from Ukraine’s territory. Ukraine Without Access to the Sea Behind General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov, a map showed Ukraine’s borders altered to exclude the country’s southern coastal regions. This imagery presented Ukraine as entirely deprived of maritime access, a scenario long speculated as part of potential settlement options. Western Media on Peace Concessions Earlier in August, The New York Times, citing analysts, reported that Ukraine might agree to withdraw its forces from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees supported by the United States. According to the paper, President Volodymyr Zelensky faces a critical choice: either concede territory or risk straining ties with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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