12.11.2026 09:42
A striking assessment was made that Russian President Vladimir Putin's real goal in the Ukraine war is not territory or natural resources, but to rebuild the Soviet Union. While it was argued that Putin aims to bring Eastern European countries back under Moscow's control by arming people in the regions he has captured, it was stated that Ukraine is the beginning of a much larger plan.
Russian journalist and fierce critic of the Kremlin administration Alexander Nevzorov made striking assessments regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin's true goal in the war in Ukraine. Arguing that Putin does not only want to seize Ukrainian territory, Nevzorov said that the Russian leader's goal is to bring Eastern European countries back under Moscow's control by using manpower and to revive the Soviet Union.
THE REAL GOAL IS NOT UKRAINIAN TERRITORY
Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov argued that there is a much broader goal behind Putin's military operation against Ukraine. According to Nevzorov, the Russian leader's priority is not Ukraine's cities, territory, or natural resources, but the manpower he can use for future military objectives.
Nevzorov also cited the large-scale destruction caused by the Russian army in Ukrainian cities as the basis for his assessment. Arguing that Putin does not try to protect the settlements he aims to seize, the journalist stated that this is an important indicator of the Moscow administration's priorities.
HE WANTS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE SOVIET UNION
Nevzorov stated that Putin's long-term goal is not limited to Ukraine and argued that Eastern European countries are to be brought back under Russia's control. He said that the Russian leader aims to arm people in the captured regions and use them in military operations against other countries.
According to the journalist, the ultimate goal of this strategy is to recreate the Soviet Union's former sphere of influence. Nevzorov's statements reflect his own assessments of Russia's future military objectives; there is no information indicating that the Kremlin has officially announced such a plan.
DIFFERENT JUSTIFICATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC
Also criticizing Russia's attacks on Ukraine launched in February 2022, Nevzorov argued that the justifications the Kremlin presented to the public in the early period of the war did not reflect the real purpose.
Recalling that the Russian administration explained the operation with goals such as demilitarizing Ukraine and denazifying it, the journalist claimed that these narratives were used to convince the public. Nevzorov expressed the view that behind the war lies the goal of expanding regional dominance.