Ukraine’s President Pledges To ‘Return’ Russia-Annexed Crimea

 

Reuters: Ukraine marks Independence Day vowing to reclaim annexed territory 

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine held its first military parade in several years, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence and declaring it would reclaim areas of its territory annexed by Russia. 

Units of the Ukrainian army, tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and air defence systems marched along the central street of Kyiv, while a parade of Ukrainian Navy units took place in the Black Sea port of Odessa.

"We are fighting for our people, because it is possible to temporarily occupy territories, but it is impossible to occupy people's love for Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at a ceremony before the parade. 

"People in Donbass and Crimea will return to us, because we are a family," he said.  

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WNU Editor: 80% (if not more) of Crimea is occupied by Russians, and they have been there for almost a thousand years. To think they are now going to willingly join Ukraine that has banned Russian from government services, schools, and public businesses .... good luck to that. 

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Ukraine’s leader vows to do all he can to bring back Crimea -- AP  

Ukraine’s president pledges to ‘return’ Russia-annexed Crimea -- Al Jazeera  

Zelenskiy Looks To International Forum To Return Russia-Annexed Crimea -- RFE  

Ukraine opens international summit calling for 'return' of Crimea from Russia -- France 24

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