Ukraine will 'never be safe or secured as long as Russia occupies Crimea,' the former commander of U.S. Army Europe told Newsweek.
on the peninsula, and on the Kerch Strait Bridge underline Kyiv's commitment. For Ukrainian officials, Crimea is very much part of the battlefield.
Hodges has long been critical of proponents of Ukrainian territorial concessions in exchange for peace with Russia. Ukrainian officials, too, have dismissed talk of negotiations as misguided, citing a severe lack of trust in Russian commitments. "Why should Russia be rewarded for all that they have done? The Chinese for sure, will be watching that. They see that we're willing to give up another country's territory."
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