'Ukraine Is Russia,’ Says Putin Ally Dmitry Medvedev

FILE - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, front right, speaks to Russian military members during his visit at a military training range in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2023. (Pool Sputnik via AP) FILE - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting at the Gorki residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Nov. 14, 2023. Rescuers clear debris from a multi-story building heavily damaged following a drone strike, in Odesa on March 3, 2024, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Monday that Ukraine is part of Russia and that what he called historical parts of Russia needed to "come home."