The only way to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks is to create a buffer zone, the Kremlin has said. Speaking on March 18, following President Vladimir Putin’s re-election victory speech, where he broached the idea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that a zone between Russia and Ukraine was the best way to protect Russians. ‘Against the backdrop of drone attacks and the shelling of our territory: public facilities, residential buildings, measures must be taken to secure these territories,” Peskov said. ‘They can only be secured by creating some kind of buffer zone so that a…