Posted on 10/22/2020 10:46:14 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says those who allowed Russia to illegally annex Crimea in early 2014 must be held responsible.
In an annual address to parliament on October 20, Zelenskiy did not name anyone in particular, but appeared to be taking clear aim at officials who assumed power after mass anti-government protests toppled Russia-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych in late February 2014.
"Those who gave up on Crimea without a fight must be held responsible," Zelenskiy said, adding that his government is doing "everything possible" to return Crimea to Ukraine's control.
"We are building a Ukrainian Army that will be capable of defending Ukraine on the ground, in the sea, in the sky, in cyberspace, so that nobody would have the notion that it is possible to encroach upon our sovereignty, territorial integrity, or take part of Ukrainian territory without a single gunshot," he added.
Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014 and threw its support behind pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas, where more than 13,200 people have been killed in the conflict, which continues to this day.
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That would be Biden and Obama.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says those who allowed Russia to illegally annex Crimea in early 2014 must be held responsible.”
Ah, yes, the circular firing squad, that tribute to the genius of mankind.
That’ll show those Russians.
The Russians didn’t need to invade Crimea, they had never actually left it. Nobody was in a position to stop Russia from taking what they already had. NATO in Crimea was essentially Russian defeat as it would have rendered Moscow un-defendable.
If he had been compromised by Putin to go after anti-Russian Ukrainian politicians, he’d probably be using much of the same language.
This was the under-reported Obama/Clinton/McCain foreign policy at work.
Over 95% of the population supported reuniting with Russia.
Virtually none left left since this, even though they have Ukrainian citizenship.
The drooling over Crimea is ridiculous.
Its population increased by 6% over 5 years, including by people moved from mainland Ukraine. The wages increased four-fold and the life expectancy by three years.
If things to continue at this pace Crimea would have an economy larger than that of Ukraine’s total in ten years.
And that after being a particularly depressed area of Ukraine with only 5% of its population.
You would be hard pressed to find anyone who wants Ukrainian cleptocracy back.
Let the car bomb assassinations begin, Ladies first!
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