Putin gives bizarre reason for Crimea takeover
Photo: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (Getty Images)
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the propaganda film Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 years has fabricated yet another justification for the 2014 occupation of Crimea. He claimed he was allegedly "forced" to seize the Ukrainian peninsula.
"We were simply forced in 2014 to make a decision to support the people of Crimea and Sevastopol. Because any other course of action would have meant abandoning them," Putin said.
According to the dictator, Russians "did the right thing" by "doing what they did."
Crimea issue in negotiations
Earlier, former US President Donald Trump claimed that Crimea would allegedly remain with Russia as part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. According to him, everyone understands this, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to Western media reports, the US peace plan includes a proposal to recognize Crimea as Russian. However, Zelenskyy has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine will not give up its territories.
At the end of April, negotiations were held in London involving Ukraine, the US, France, the UK, and Germany. New proposals were developed there, taking into account Ukraine’s position. As the President of Ukraine noted, they were passed on to Trump.
After Trump’s statement about Crimea, the Kremlin immediately noted "similarities" between their stance and the US vision of a resolution to the war.
