# Ukraine’s future in Putin’s hands, Russian victory all but assured, says British politician

https://mins.news/en/item/97693

- TASS, 2026-10-13 09:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201277

> Workers Party of Britain leader George Galloway told TASS that Russia had won what he called its special military operation and that Ukraine’s future and status would be decided by Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. He advocated a friendly, neutral Ukraine outside NATO and said Russian-speaking territories should be returned to Russia.

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