After the U.S. and allies around the world have showered Ukraine with cash, weapons, and other military equipment for well over a year, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is clearly feeling emboldened to make some bold demands.
In a recent interview, he declared that unless Russia cedes control of Crimea, which it annexed nearly a decade ago, there’s no end in sight for the protracted war.
Here’s what OANN reported:
Zelenskyy has maintained that liberating Crimea is critical to finishing the conflict, perhaps bolstered by Ukraine’s impressive performance against Russia on the battlefield. However, the country’s impressive performance can be attributed to the $75 billion and additional weapons, tanks, and other supplies that the U.S. has given Ukraine since the war began.
On top of American aid, a plethora of other European countries, Japan, Canada, and more have similarly sent money, weapons, or supplies as well.
Zelenskyy’s proclamation sparked considerable discussion on social media.
Zelensky is now straight up admitting to directly working with the CIA.
He just told CNN that there will be no victory in Ukraine until they retake Crimea, that he and the United States CIA withhold no secrets together, and there is no situation where there can be peace unless… pic.twitter.com/PsrAnzkxCa
— Green Lives Matter (@Ultrafrog17) July 3, 2023
The fact that Zelensky insists that the war will go on until Crimea is “de-occupied” and returned to Ukraine indicates that the military conflict was by all means unavoidable. pic.twitter.com/GSx1Byu1JG
— Marinochka🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 (@joiedevivre789) July 4, 2023
Zelensky just told CNN that there will be no victory in Ukraine until they retake Crimea.
No sign of a peace deal, Zelensky is a warmonger who doesn't care about Ukrainian citizens. I wonder how much more this is going to cost tax payers in the west.#ZelenskyWarCriminal pic.twitter.com/p9j3Wx6zY1— I'mNotCordelia❤🇨🇦 (@LynnMor01381535) July 3, 2023
Zelenskyy weighed in on a number of other issues, including the aborted coup attempt in Russia, which he claimed made Vladimir Putin look weak.
According to Politico:
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s power is “crumbling” following the failed mutiny in Moscow in late June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“We see Putin’s reaction. It’s weak,” Zelsnkyy told CNN in an interview taped over the weekend and previewed Monday morning. “All that vertical of power he used to have is just crumbling down.”
Zelenskyy referenced the Kremlin’s response to the rebellion spearheaded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former catering magnate and powerful warlord who attempted to oust Russia’s top military officials. He had publicly criticized Moscow’s military leadership throughout the war, blaming the officials for the mounting death toll of his paramilitary Wagner Group fighters.
Here’s a longer clip of the CNN interview:
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