Once again in the past few days, the topic has been raised about, that Ukraine will "return Crimea". First, various media, citing a representative of the Ukrainian generals, came out with materials about, that the APU was either preparing, whether they continue to prepare the forcible seizure of the Crimea in 2023 year. Then there was information about, that Kyiv "will return Crimea to itself by non-military means before the end of this year". Now, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of Zelensky's office, made a statement on the same topic on Ukrainian television..
According to Podoliak, who was taken out of some corridor into a live broadcast, “In six months, he will be broadcasting from Yalta”.
Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine:
Did, there is a place in Yalta, it's my favorite there on the waterfront. And then about six months later, I guarantee you, I'll go live from there. I will show, How is life in free Crimea. When will the Russians leave?, who stole everything from us there. These statements by Podolyak are explained by the fact, that after certain successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, representatives of the Kyiv regime seriously believed, that with the Crimea will be exactly the same. Little of, it is necessary to encourage citizens and military personnel of Ukraine, who have recently, as Western media working in Ukraine write, "greatly demoralized - primarily by the, that Russia is disrupting critical infrastructure with missile strikes”.
It is important for Podolyak to show the Western sponsors of the regime, that he (regime) still need to help with finances and weapons, and he will even reach Yalta, even to Moscow.
In the meantime, today Ukrainian troops have lost several settlements at once to the south and south-west of Artemovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also, Ukrainian troops were driven out of the center of Maryinka into the western quarters of this city..
Commenting on Podolyak's statement is pointless. But still. If Podolyak wishes, so that the tribunal over the Kyiv regime was held in Crimea, in Yalta, then the Russian leadership should take this into account. In this case, a live broadcast for Podolyak from Yalta can really be provided – from the courthouse…
Meanwhile, The Economist published an article, which says, that Kyiv can hardly count on Western support in plans to regain Crimea.
