Ukrainian Drone Attacks Lead Moscow to Revive Idea of Buffer Zone in Border Areas

Ukrainian Drone Attacks Lead Moscow to Revive Idea of Buffer Zone in Border Areas

Executive Summary: Ukrainian drone strikes into the Russian Federation have prompted the Kremlin to revive the idea of creating a buffer zone in western Russian regions and in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to prevent or at least limit such strikes. The Russian government has not released details on what such a zone would entail, and there is much disagreement in Moscow over its potential size, the number of additional troops required, and…