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In February 2017 [[President Trump]] accused Russia of taking Crimea by force and asked whether [[Obama]] was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref> US Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] declared that the US won't recognize Russia's invasion of Ukraine:
In February 2017 [[President Trump]] accused Russia of taking Crimea by force and asked whether [[Obama]] was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref> US Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] declared that the US won't recognize Russia's invasion of Ukraine:
{{Cquote|The United States calls on Russia to respect the principles to which it has long claimed to adhere and to end its occupation of Crimea. As democratic states seek to build a free, just, and prosperous world, we must uphold our commitment to the international principle of sovereign equality and respect the territorial integrity of other states. Through its actions, Russia has acted in a manner unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community.<ref>[https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/07/284508.htm Crimea Declaration]</ref>}}
{{Cquote|The United States calls on Russia to respect the principles to which it has long claimed to adhere and to end its occupation of Crimea. As democratic states seek to build a free, just, and prosperous world, we must uphold our commitment to the international principle of sovereign equality and respect the territorial integrity of other states. Through its actions, Russia has acted in a manner unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community.<ref>[https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/07/284508.htm Crimea Declaration]</ref>}}
==Kerch Strait bridge terrorist attack==
[[File:Kerch Bridge.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Ukrainian government took credit for the terrorist attack and destruction of civilian infrastructure on the Kerch Strait bridge.<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/western-values-now-include-celebrating</ref>]]
The Grayzone obtained an April 2022 documents entitled, ''AUDACIOUS: Support for Ukraine Maritime Raiding Operations'',<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Support-for-Maritime-Raiding-Operations-Proposal.pdf</ref> drawn up for senior British intelligence officers hashing out an elaborate scheme to blow up Crimea’s Kerch Bridge with the involvement of specially trained Ukrainian soldiers.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2022/10/10/ukrainian-kerch-bridge/</ref>
In August 2022 Zelensky aid Mykhailo Podolyak told the ''[[Guardian]]'' there could be more attacks in the “next two or three months” similar to strikes on a railway junction and an airbase in Crimea, as well as a hit on Russian warplanes at Crimea's Saky aerodrome. Podolyak told the ''Guardian'' that the Kerch Strait bridge linking Crimea with the Russian mainland was a target. “It’s an illegal construction and the main gateway to supply the Russian army in Crimea. Such objects should be destroyed,” he said.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/creating-chaos-zelenskiys-adviser-outlines-ukraines-military-strategy</ref>
Podolyak took credit for the terrorist attack and destruction of civilian infrastructure: "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled."<ref>https://archive.ph/jJC0P</ref> ''The Washington Post'' reported that the Security Service of Ukrainian (SBU) were behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-live-briefing-kyiv-celebrates-crimean-bridge-blast-russia-appoints-new-top-commander/ar-AA12Jldo</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6V1mnXNczHI?t=1487</ref> The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) determined that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence, was the chief organizer on the Ukrainian end.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/10/12/russia-arrests-8-in-crimea-bridge-blast-blames-ukraine/</ref> Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the Kyiv regime was behind the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/uKZnhactW6k</ref> The Ukrainian Post Office issued a commemorative stamp to honor the terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/CHhq783BNo8</ref> The attack was an act of state-sponsored terrorism by the government of Ukraine with U.S. taxpayer money.
== History ==
== History ==