Top Ukrainian official outlines a series of steps Kiev would take after reclaiming control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia
Danilov's plan was published as Ukraine's military prepares for a spring counteroffensive to end Russia's full-scale attack.
Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, published the plan on Sunday as Ukraine's military prepares for a spring counteroffensive in hopes of making new, decisive gains after more than 13 months of war. The Kremlin has demanded that Ukraine recognise Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea and acknowledge other land gains made by Moscow as a condition for peace.
All Russian citizens who moved to Crimea after 2014 should be expelled, and all real estate deals made under Russian rule nullified, Danilov wrote on Facebook.
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