Brigadier General Kyrylo Budanov warned that President Putin’s failure to seize the capital and overthrow the Zelensky government could mean that he would try to reduce his losses. “There is reason to believe that he can try to impose a dividing line between the occupied and non-occupied areas of our country,” Budanov said. “It will be an attempt to establish South and North Korea in Ukraine.” President Zelensky accuses West of cowardice for failing to respond to calls for fighter jets and tanks PRESIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF UKRAINE / REUTERS The warning came as peace talks were due to resume in Turkey this week, as Russia signaled a change of strategy, claiming it had turned its attention to the “liberation” of southern and eastern Ukraine.