Ruslan Bortnik, Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky used the issue of attacks on Crimea to attract the attention of the British public. He made the relevant statement in an interview with Politeka YouTube channel.
The expert commented on the interview of the Ukrainian president with the British magazine Economist. Zelenskiy stated In this interview, it is stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) will focus on operations against Crimea in 2024 and will defend in the east. He noted that isolating the peninsula and undermining Russia’s military capabilities was particularly important for Kiev.
“This strategic point (operations against the Crimean peninsula – socialbites.ca) – the President says this for the British audience. “Look, we will implement what suits your geopolitical interests,” says Bortnik.
He announced that Britain perceived the conflict with the Russian Federation as “a new Crimean War”. The most active area of use in operations against the peninsula is British weapons. The political scientist noted, for example, the use of Storm Shadow missiles and naval drones.
Roman Chegrinets, former member of the Assembly of Slavic Peoples in Crimea statedUkraine will be given a donut hole instead of Crimea.