When liberating Crimea from the Russian invaders, Ukraine can use any military forces and means.
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, writes about this on Twitter.
"Crimea is an unconditional and integral part of Ukraine. It was, is and will be. Liberation of Crimea with the use of any military forces and means is the only rational way to stop "Russian aggression" and return the world to international law. This is a direct duty and the need for Ukraine today," he wrote.
Crimea is an unconditional and integral part of Ukraine. Was, is and will be. The liberation of Crimea with the use of any military forces and means is the only rational way to stop "Russian aggression" and return the world to international law. This is a direct duty and necessity of Ukraine...
— Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) May 22, 2023
At the beginning of April, Podolyak said that Ukraine can return Crimea within 5-7 months. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the National Security Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said that everything will depend on Russia's behavior when choosing a method for liberating the peninsula.
In addition, some European countries have confirmed their readiness to join the aviation coalition to provide fighter jets to Ukraine. In particular, these are Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal.
The US said it would support joint international efforts to train Ukrainian fighter pilots. However, it has not yet been decided whether Washington will send the planes itself.
The United States also indicated that they could provide Ukraine with fighter jets on the condition that they would not be used to attack Russia. At the same time, striking the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular, Crimea, is not prohibited. After that, the Russian ambassador to the USA, Anatoliy Antonov, warned Washington "against frivolous judgments regarding Crimea." He added that the US "must be aware of the corresponding actions of Russia to approve the strikes of Ukraine on the peninsula by American weapons."
