by Jose Nino, Big League Politics:
Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said earlier this month that the United States is “supporting” Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and declared that Russian military facilities on the peninsula are “legitimate targets.”
Nuland made those remarks when she was questioned about a report published by The New York Times in January that said the Biden regime was “warming” to the idea of helping Ukraine attack Russian sovereign territory despite the threat of increased tensions.
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“Russia has turned Crimea into a massive military installation … those are legitimate targets, Ukraine is hitting them, and we are supporting that,” Nuland told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank based in Washington DC.
Nuland also manifested support for the “demilitarization” of Crimea. “No matter what the Ukrainians decide about Crimea in terms of where they choose to fight, etcetera, Ukraine is not going to be safe unless Crimea is at a minimum — at a minimum — demilitarized,” she proclaimed.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Nuland’s remarks, declaring that she was beating the drums for a prolonged and devastating war. “Now the American warmongers have gone even further: they are inciting the Kiev regime to further escalate, to bring the war to the territory of our country. Just like that, with direct strikes,” Zakharova stated.
Ironically, Nuland’s comments came a day following Secretary of State Antony Blinken conceding that a Ukrainian attempt at taking back Crimea would be a “red line” for Russia and would prompt a firm military response from Russia. The US’s potential backing of a Ukrainian offensive against Crimea could lead to a direct conflict between NATO and Russia.
Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com noted how Russia has already treated limited strikes by Ukraine against Crimea:
Putin has shown that he will significantly escalate the war over attacks on Crimea. Russia did not start large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure until after the truck bombing of the Kerch Bridge, which connects Crimea to the Russian mainland.
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