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"Freezing the war along the current frontlines" is victory for Russia?? They already control all the territory they claim. I guess at this point Ukraine is starting to define winning as mere survival.
I like how you take a Russian quote and then try to somehow twist it to be about how Ukraine defines victory. It's a blatantly dishonest bit of casuistry, yet here you are heavily upvoted. It's an unfortunate indicator of the kinds of people populating this thread. We're overrun by idiots and liars.
No, I'm not taking a Russian quote, I'm taking commentary from an article from the Kyev Post which equates a Russian quote about "Freezing the war on the current lines" as not winning for Russia. That implies that the Kyev Post considers freezing the war on the current lines as a victory for Ukraine, which contradicts the idea that Ukraine would need to reclaim territory to achieve victory. How on earth am I being dishonest, an idiot, or a liar?
Most of the oblasts they annexed, they do not control so they definitely do not control all the territory they claim.
They don't control "new" territories they claim. They don't even control all regional centers (Kherson and Zaporizhzhia)