Oh man, when Putin said "all of Ukraine is ours," he was basically trying to push Russia's claim even harder than before. He's said stuff like this a few times, but now it's super in your face. In history class, we've always heard leaders use big words to try and justify wars, but seeing it happen in real life is pretty wild. Putin's been saying Russians and Ukrainians are one people for a while, but when he talks about maybe attacking cities like Sumy in the north, it kind of shows he hasn't given up on grabbing more land.

My friends and I talked about how scary it is because it means Russia might not stop with just the areas they already took. If you listen to Ukraine's side, they keep rejecting this "one people" idea, and I get why – they don't want to lose more territory or face more attacks. To me, it sounds like Putin's hoping to pressure Ukraine into giving up by acting like he's got all the power, but it also makes peace talks way harder because who's gonna trust someone saying their country doesn't exist? It's intense, and it kind of feels like one of those times where words are actually a huge deal, not just background noise.