President Zelensky said that fighting with Russia started from Crimea and would end when Ukraine liberated the peninsula, but it was unclear time.

Russia's war against Ukraine and the whole Europe began from Crimea and had to end with Crimea, when the peninsula was liberated, President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 10 announced in the speech last night the video.

He said it was unclear when this would happen, but Ukraine was constantly adding the components necessary for the Crimea release plan.

Russia merged Crimea peninsula since 2014 after a referendum.

There will be no peace and long -term stability in many countries on the Mediterranean coast as long as Russia can still use the Crimea peninsula as a military base, Mr. Zelensky said, and affirmed that he would liberate the peninsula,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the office on August 9.

At a press conference in December 2021, when explaining the reason for the merger of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said that before the Maidan movement broke out in 2014, Russia was still in close cooperation with governments in Ukraine.

The street protest in the 2014 Maidan event broke out into a violent overthrowing the government of the Ukrainian president, then Viktor Yanukovych, forcing him to run to Russia.

After the incident, Russia deployed military forces to control Crimea, then organized a referendum and merged the peninsula into the territory.

During the conflict that broke out from February 24, Russia mobilized many forces from Crimea to fight in Ukraine and occupied many lands in the north of the peninsula.

Location of Crimea peninsula.

Government officials Zaporizhzhia appointed by Moscow said the southern Ukraine province will hold a referendum to merge Russia in September.

President Zelensky warned to stop negotiations with Moscow if Russia organized a referendum in these force areas controlled in Ukraine.