Status of Kherson as ‘part of Russia’ unchanged: Kremlin

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian forces’ withdrawal from Kherson would not change the status of the region, which Moscow has proclaimed part of Russia after moving to annex it from Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the region’s status was “fixed” and that no changes were possible.

“It is a subject of the Russian Federation - it is legally fixed and defined. There are no changes and there can be no changes,” Peskov said.