# The Kremlin Cannot Redraw Borders by Force

“His move also reveals the lie at the heart of Russia’s purported annexation. If 99% of people in these parts of Ukraine want to be part of Russia, why does President Putin need to impose martial law to control them?” - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on President Putin’s imposing of martial law.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Department of State
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kremlin_Cannot_Redraw_Borders_by_Force.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Department of State
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