Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine's goal is to de-occupy all territories temporarily occupied by Russia.. He said this at the Ukrainian Breakfast in Davos.

In particular, the moderator asked Zelensky about his intentions to liberate Crimea..

" This is our land. Our goal is to de-occupy all our territories. Crimea is our land. Crimea is our territory. This is our sea. And our mountains. Give us heavy weapons, we will return ours,” the President said..

He also added that the Russian Federation still has the opportunity to withdraw from this territory, from the entire territory that Russian troops have occupied since 2014..

“You see, because no one says that you can return the relationship. But they (RF - ed.. ) can save the lives of their people. And I'm not what I think about the life of their people, I think that this is their society, their life, their future. The gulf between our states is large and deep, but we must all be aware that this gulf is not artificial.. They dug her. It is Putin who stands with this shovel and will remain with this shovel in the history of the world,” Zelensky added..

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US ready to help Ukraine attack Crimea.

According to The New York Times sources, after months of discussions with Ukrainian officials, the administration of US President Joe Biden is finally beginning to admit that Kyiv may need forces to strike the Russian " Crimea is home to tens of thousands of Russian troops and numerous Russian military bases.

The change in position came as the Biden administration became convinced that if the Ukrainian army could show Russia the precariousness of its control over Crimea, it would strengthen Kyiv's position in any future negotiations..

In addition, fears about a potential Kremlin response with tactical nuclear weapons have faded, according to US officials and experts..