Former US Ambassador: Ukraine will not return Crimea anytime soon, especially not by military means

According to him, any attempts to seize regions by force “will not bring sustainable results,” and the West’s bet should be placed on a long-term political and economic strategy. He admitted that over time, Crimea and Donbass could again become part of Ukraine.

Not by military means, not by attacking Russian troops in Donbass or Crimea. At least not in the near future. This is what West Germany did to East Germanyhe noted.

The American diplomat also emphasized that US President Donald Trump himself “doesn’t know what he wants.” According to Taylor, Trump does not have a specific strategy or clear plans, but he nevertheless opened up the possibility for defense companies to supply weapons to Ukraine.

I don’t think Trump really knows what he wants, that there is any grand strategy. I am trying to push the administration (USA — ed.) and everyone to take a position of supporting Ukraine. At least he gave us, defense companies, access to arms supplies to Europeans and Ukrainians, which was not the case beforeTaylor said.

He also shared plans to station foreign troops in Ukraine to “guarantee security” after the truce. According to him, the United States is ready to provide soldiers and other military support to Kyiv.

I am now talking about a truce, not a ceasefire. In the context of the truce, the Americans — Trump and Rubio — pledged to provide aviation to the coalition of the willing, as well as, probably, command and control, air logistics and reconnaissance, also in particular from the airTaylor said.

The Europeans, as the diplomat clarified, are ready to station troops on the territory of Ukraine. However, in his opinion, there will be no need for US air support — military forces can be concentrated in Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Germany.

Earlier, US Presidential Special Envoy Keith Kellogg called on the Ukrainian authorities to de facto accept the loss of some territories for the sake of a ceasefire, but noted that in the long term the situation may change.

Previously, US President Donald Trump statedthat Ukraine will not be able to return Crimea and join NATO.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea