American media: Crimea can become independent
Ukraine supposedly has every right to return Crimea to its control, as happened with Kherson.
The American news portal The Bulwark writes about this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The scenes of Kherson residents rushing to greet and applaud their liberators will almost certainly be repeated when Melitopol and Mariupol fall,” the publication believes.
At the same time, the author of the material wonders what kind of reception the Ukrainian Armed Forces will find in Crimea, which has been part of Russia for many years.
“It is entirely possible that a negotiated settlement could lead to a compromise on Crimea, possibly including granting the peninsula full independence from both Ukraine and Russia. Such an outcome is difficult to imagine now, given the momentum that the Ukrainians have at the moment, but it is quite possible that Ukraine will ultimately not reach Yalta,” the portal predicts.
It is noted that "the shape of the military operation to retake the peninsula will depend on whether the population is expected to be primarily friendly or more ambivalent."
“But more importantly, the seizure of Crimea in 2014 was no more legal or justified than the attack on Kyiv in February. Ukraine has the same right to return Crimea as Kherson,” summarizes The Bulwark.
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