Tamila Tasheva, President Volodymyr Zelensky's permanent representative for Crimea, told Newsweek on July 16 that Ukraine will have to deal with an estimated 500,000 to 800,000 Russian citizens who came illegally to Crimea after annexation.
I guess I don’t understand the point of saying this. Ukraine is a long way from taking Crimea back, and the Russians living there are constantly posting videos of low flying Russian aircraft, for what I presume are shows of force. They won’t feel a reason to leave unless the UA are on top of them.
Plant the seed of doubt early and every time the Ukrainians advance, every time a route to Russia is cut off, every time there’s an drone attack, people will be thinking about leaving for safety. Every time someone leaves, the people around them will think about leaving as well. Whether it works or not…
I guess I don’t understand the point of saying this. Ukraine is a long way from taking Crimea back, and the Russians living there are constantly posting videos of low flying Russian aircraft, for what I presume are shows of force. They won’t feel a reason to leave unless the UA are on top of them.
Plant the seed of doubt early and every time the Ukrainians advance, every time a route to Russia is cut off, every time there’s an drone attack, people will be thinking about leaving for safety. Every time someone leaves, the people around them will think about leaving as well. Whether it works or not…