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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Pipe dream.
Zenlensky has stated they will take Crimea back. People talk about having killer instinct well, Ukraine has it . They smell blood and the country wants every inch of land back. Ukraine dosen't have to officially join Nato right now . They have the force of Nato behind them and they want to send a message.
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But ultimately, Ukraine can really only go as far as the US is willing to support them. And the US is still deeply cognizant of avoiding escalation, which makes them supporting Ukraine trying to get Crimea back by attacking a pretty tall order.
For instance, just today it was revealed that not only has the US declined to send long-range ATACMS missiles for fear of escalation, but they have also modified the HIMARS units they've supplied so they aren't even capable of firing long-range missiles as they are currently set up:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1599785932311625733