Zelensky: the liberation of Crimea has begun ‘in people’s minds’
The operation to liberate Crimea “has begun in people’s minds,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with French television networks TF1 and LCI.
The operation itself has not started yet. When it does, you’ll definitely hear about it. I think that retaking Crimea has begun in people’s minds, and that’s very important. In our inner desires…and in a united attitude to the question. It’s not just in the words “Crimea is Ukraine.” That’s too little — we need to be ready to go, because no one will simply give up Crimea. Retaking always begins in society, with desire and readiness. So, I think that this is the beginning.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s interview with TF1 and LCI
Office of the President of Ukraine
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Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly said that the war with Russia will not end until the Russian Federation leaves all occupied Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Ukrainian spokespeople periodically discuss the possibility of a military operation to return Crimea to Ukraine.