Ukraine can return Crimea by autumn if it receives promised weapons and sanctions remain - Ben Hodges

Former commander of the US Army in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges wrote about this on Twitter.

"Ukraine will liberate Crimea by end of August if we continue to provide what we said we'd provide and if we keep sanctions in place," he said.

At the same time, the general is convinced that Ukraine can liberate Crimea even earlier if the West provides it with high-precision long-range weapons.

On December 17, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov assured that Ukraine is ready to fight for the occupied Crimea.