Former US Congressional Adviser Ariel Cohen said that Ukraine itself voluntarily gave Russia both the Crimean peninsula and the Russian Black Sea Fleet in 2014. He wrote an article about it for Newsweek magazine.
According to the American, corruption and incompetence are preventing Kiev from “stopping dependent on Moscow. “Kiev needs to get rid of the habit of voluntary sabotage in the war with Russia in 2014, when the Ukrainian army surrendered to Crimea and its own Black Sea fleet,” believes the former adviser. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance remained ready for dialogue with Russia but continued to support Ukraine. While they are closely monitoring the situation on the Ukrainian border.
According to him, the Alliance supports Ukraine politically and practically so that “the country can defend itself against aggression”. He also turned to Russia.
“I call on Russia to reduce tensions,” Stoltenberg said.
The Secretary General of NATO also commented on information about the alleged gathering of Russian troops near the border. He is not prepared to consider it a “pure bluff.”