LUGANSK, April 4. /TASS/. Ukraine has never been "weaker in geopolitical terms" than it is today when the Kiev regime is acting like a wounded animal who is roaring in agony, Janus Putkonen, a Finnish reporter, geopolitical analyst and editor-in-chief of MV-Lehti international news agency, told TASS in an interview.

On Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass would contribute to the transition to a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict.

"There is a wartime wisdom saying: when you are weak, you should pretend to be strong. Given the Ukraine conflict is a geopolitical civil war, we can see clearly that all facts indicate that Ukraine has never been weaker in geopolitical terms than it is today," Putkonen argued. He described the Kiev regime as "a wounded animal roaring in agony before breathing its last breath."