The Russian Federation seized the Crimean peninsula to turn it into a huge military base. This allows it to control most of Ukraine’s southern coastline, states Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. According to Budanov, if the Russians on the Crimean peninsula are cut off from resupply, it will help force them to submit. The DIU chief agreed with former US Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges that this would be the key to forcing Putin to defend himself. “I share the opinion of Gen. Hodges, absolutely. So we need to do everything to implement it,” Budanov said. He believes …
