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Russia is actively attracting troops to the annexed Ukrainian Crimea, using the peninsula as a military foothold and organizing exercises there.
This was announced on the air of Ukraine 24 channel by the permanent representative of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Anton Korinevich. He noted that a large number of new weapons are being transferred to Crimea.
“First of all, this is done permanently, because Russia does not need the Crimeans. Crimea is only needed as a military foothold in the Mediterranean basin. That is why an extremely large amount of the latest weapons was moved there. to places where nuclear weapons can be stored. ” – he said.
According to Korinevich, the planned military exercises are another reason for the transfer of troops to the peninsula.
“We still have a case of the Caucasus-2020 exercises, respectively, Russian military personnel from absolutely different regions of Russia are also being attracted to Crimea. That is, it is also a COVID-19 threat.”– he added.
As OBOZREVATEL wrote, the Pentagon finds Moscow guilty of reviewing international borders and failing to respect international law. First of all, this manifests itself in the invasion of Georgia in 2008, the occupation of Crimea in 2014 and the sustained aggression in Ukraine.
