# Russian presidential envoy describes Ukraine situation as “checkmate”

https://mins.news/en/item/104397

- TASS, 2026-10-17 14:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203539

> Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the situation around Ukraine could be described as “checkmate.” He made the comment in response to a post by UK political observer David Vance, who suggested that US President Donald Trump would no longer let Zelensky “play war games” at great cost to the world.

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