6 minutes agoZelensky: War won't end until Crime turns into Ukraine's hands
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The war will not end until the Crimea returns to Ukraine's hands, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “We cannot imagine Ukraine without the Crime”, he told CNN. And while the Crimea is under Russian occupation, it means only one thing: The war has not yet ended”. The Black Sea Peninsula was [...]
“We cannot imagine Ukraine without the Crime”, he told CNN.
And while the Crimea is under Russian occupation, it means only one thing: The war has not yet ended”.
The Black Sea Peninsula was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
Asked whether he could predict a scenario in which peace can be achieved without the Crimea, he said: “will not then be victory”.
Speaking of the brief rebellion organised by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Pigozin, Zelensky said it shows Vladimir Putin “does not control everything”.
“Wagner entering deep into Russia and taking some regions shows how easy it is to become. Putin doesn't control the situation in the regions. All that vertical power he had before is coming down”, Zelensky said.
Half of Russia supported the paramilitary group's progozin and rebellion, the Ukrainian leader added.
