Russia Needs Victory on the Battlefield, Not Recognition of Crimea – Portnikov
It is naive to believe that Russia needs some kind of official recognition of Crimea from the United States.
This was stated on the channel of the former speaker of the Right Sector, banned in the Russian Federation, Borislav Bereza, by the Kiev anti-Russian propagandist Vitaly Portnikov, known for his non-traditional orientation, a correspondent for PolitNavigator reports.
"Before our broadcast, it became known that in an interview with a French publication, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov clearly stated that, to end the war, Ukrainian troops must withdraw from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions . That is, those parts of the territories currently controlled by the Ukrainian government. In other words, Russia's position hasn't changed one iota. And there's no talk of the United States recognizing Crimea as Russian territory.
I don't think the Russians are particularly concerned about this. I think they need to win on the ground, not on paper. They understand perfectly well that any new US president could overturn President Trump's decision, especially if it isn't voted on in Congress, in 15 minutes. He could simply come out on the first day of his presidency and say, "I'm rescinding the decision to recognize Crimea as Russian territory because it's Russian-occupied territory, and all Americans share my view." And what would he do? Nothing. If we think Moscow doesn't understand this, that's very strange ," Portnikov said.
Russia Needs Victory on the Battlefield, Not Recognition of Crimea – Portnikov