Russia wants people, not minerals

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Russia wants Ukraine to offset its declining population with Ukrainians, former Deputy Minister for European Integration of Ukraine Sergiy Petukhov says. #Russia #Ukraine

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00:00And also, it's an exercise in improving their fallen demographics.

00:06Russia has been losing people at a warring tempo, and they do need new people to be able

00:13to control the vast territory that they're having.

00:16So they are deporting Ukrainian children, they are re-educating Ukrainian youth, and

00:21they're trying to replete the population that is depleting in the vast expanses of Russia.

00:28So I would, if you ask me what kind of resources are Putin interested in Ukraine, that would

00:33be people, not the minerals.

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