both in Washington and Kyiv believes that it is unlikely to be returned to Crimea by force, writes the International Washington Post David Ignatius.
” A large -scale campaign to capture the Crimean peninsula is unrealistic, so many officials think in the USA and Ukraine. Partly because Putin hinted that the offensive on Crimea could be a trigger for nuclear escalation, “said Ignatius.
According to the journalist, the Biden administration agrees with the Ukrainians that Crimea should be returned, but in the near future it is more important for Ukraine that he at least ceases to be a base for new attacks on it.
” One of the formulas that seems interesting to me is a demilitarized status with a postponed issue of political control. Ukrainian officials last year told me that they discussed such an opportunity with the US administration, “writes Washington Post.