Ukraine has the potential to return Crimea, but the US is afraid of Putin's answers - the media
However, some officials from the US government fear that any large-scale offensive of Ukrainian forces that will threaten Crimea will push the Russian Federation to use nuclear weapons. At the end of November, during a briefing dedicated to Ukraine, some members of the Congress discussed the reasons why Kiev would still need US military assistance.
Then Biden's representative to ask whether the Ukrainian military would try to return the Crimea that Ukraine now has the opportunity to return Crimea. At the same time, the official representative of the United States noted that the return of Crimea is not part of the nearest plans of the Ukrainian leadership, and that the military offensive of Ukraine cannot be considered inevitable. At the same time, he acknowledged that Ukraine was stability throughout the war.
Representatives of the US administration believe that three recent drones on Russian military bases were inflicted on Ukrainian troops. But it is clarified that it is still not clear whether the military operated on the direct instruction of the Zelensky government. Since February last year, the opinion of the West countries about Ukrainian armed forces has changed.
First of all, US and European officials were worried that Russian troops and tanks would destroy the Armed Forces in a matter of days or weeks. High -ranking government and US Defense Ministry noted that the Armed Forces showed ingenuity and courage in the fight against the opponent's prevailing forces, in terms of personnel and the number of military equipment. The Ukrainian army quickly added to its arsenal of the weapons system provided by NATO countries.