Plan to withdraw Russian troops from Crimea is 'unrealistic'
(Baonghean.vn)- The desire to make a breakthrough by withdrawing Russian troops from Crimea is unrealistic for Kiev. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses.
Il Sussidiario (Italy) quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioning negotiations, but only when Kiev's army advances to the Crimean border.
Commenting on this statement, journalist Gianandrea Gaiani of Il Sussidiario newspaper said that, based on the current situation, this is an unlikely scenario, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses.
The conflict dragged on, and the Ukrainian army's counterattack yielded no results, despite increasing drone attacks on Russian territory.
Analyzing the statement of the President of Ukraine, journalist Gianandrea Gaiani said: “Mr. Zelensky did not say that he is ready to negotiate on Crimea. It seems that what he wants to say is that when the Ukrainian army reaches the border of Crimea, the signing of a peace agreement will take place. According to that, the Russian army will withdraw from the region without fighting.”
Journalist Gianandrea Gaiani commented that the situation Zelensky is talking about is completely unrealistic, because Ukraine is not yet at the stage of crossing the Russian border, and has not conquered the territories north of Crimea.
“The Ukrainian president has made a hypothesis about the future he hopes for, but it is not close to reality at all,” said journalist Gianandrea Gaiani.
The Italian journalist also added that Kiev's statements about the breakthrough of the front with Russia do not correspond to the reality on the battlefield. Along with that, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are obvious. Kiev claims to have broken through the first line of defense, but it should be remembered that ahead, Russia has three more layers of defense that need to be overcome.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly stated his desire to retake Crimea. He previously announced a list of steps to prepare for the “liberation” of the peninsula, promising to quickly reintegrate Crimea into the “Ukrainian state structure.”
For its part, Moscow called Kiev's intentions "suicidal", noting that it is impossible to seize a piece of territory from a powerful nuclear power.