Zelensky told attendees of the Crimea Platform summit that 'Ukraine is strong enough and powerful enough' to retake the peninsula.
vowed that Kyiv's forces will retake Russian-occupied Crimea, as the leader and his top officials seek to build international support for full restoration of the country's pre-2014 borders and reversal of all Russian gains.
Zelensky spoke at the second iteration of the Crimea Platform on Tuesday, an online gathering of 60 nations and international organizations. Speakers included Polish President Andrzej Duda—who attended in person with Zelensky; Canadian Prime Minister"Ukraine is strong enough and powerful enough to see a perspective for Ukrainian Crimea," Zelensky said.
"I know that Crimea is with Ukraine, is waiting for us to return. I want all of you to know that we will return. We need to win the fight against Russian aggression. Therefore, we need to free Crimea from"It began with Crimea, it will end with Crimea," Zelensky said of Ukraine's war with Russia, quoting jailed Crimean activist Nariman Dzhelyal.
In this combination image, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart in Kyiv on August 23, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine and an inset image of HIMARS, The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System tested at the White Sands Missile Range.
Crimea served as a launchpad for Russia's latest invasion that began on February 24. Troops coming from the peninsula struck north and northeast, seizing swathes of
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