Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview Youtube channel Freedom, which decided that the United States could provide support to Ukraine to prepare an attack in Crimea through the transfer of supplies, weapons and intelligence.
“The United States is providing assistance with the transfer of supplies, weapons and intelligence needed to plan an attack,” Ritter said.
He noted that the words of Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State, pointed to the possibility of an “American proxy attack”.
According to the former intelligence officer, Nuland’s statements can be considered confirmation of the official involvement of the American side in the Ukrainian conflict.
Earlier, the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that there are Russian military installations in the Crimea. has Legitimate targets for Ukraine. However, he stressed that before dealing with the peninsula, Kiev should return other “important areas”.