Russian military expansion as the only guarantee of peace
Lucas Leiroz
Strategic Culture Foundation
For Moscow, the only way to protect its people is by advancing on the battlefield.
The illusion of a fully diplomatic understanding between Moscow and Kiev does not withstand the harsh reality of the battlefield. Despite signals of renewed dialogue, the Russian government understands that any peace agreement with the Ukrainian regime, if not based on new territorial configuration, will amount, at best, to a temporary ceasefire. The reason is simple: Kiev does not act as a sovereign entity but as a military protectorate of the West. And as such, it will not seek a just peace, but rather a disguised rearmament. In light of this, Russia is already preparing the only effective response: the liberation of new regions and the expansion of the security zone as far as necessary.
President Vladimir Putin’s recent statements are clear. By affirming that a “security buffer zone” will be established along the border, Putin announced more than a tactical measure—he announced a new phase of the special military operation. This zone will not be the result of fragile negotiations, but of military conquest. And it will expand not only to protect oblasts like Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk, but to ensure, once and for all, that no threat can ever arise again at Russia’s borders.


















