“Russia has turned Crimea into a massive military installation,” said U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. “Those are legitimate targets, Ukraine is hitting them, and we are supporting that,” she continued in her Feb. 16 remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, reports Antiwar.com news editor Dave DeCamp on Feb. 20 (https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/20/victoria-nuland-says-us-is-supporting-ukrainian-attacks-on-crimea/)
She gave her own view of the conditions required to bring an end to the conflict: “No matter what the Ukrainians decide about Crimea in terms of where they choose to fight, etc., Ukraine is not going to be safe unless Crimea is at a minimum—at a minimum—demilitarized.” (https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/02/16/carnegie-connects-inside-biden-s-ukraine-strategy-with-ambassador-victoria-nuland-event-8033)
