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How The War In Ukraine Could Go Nuclear

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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Ukraine Threatening Crimea as a Way to Help Negotiations

"I think there is a very real practical reason why this strategy is deeply flawed if Ukraine says let's negotiate or I will take back Crimea it also has to be willing to say to make those negotiations successful," he said. "If Russia agrees to withdraw to the 2014 borders get out of the Donbass stop the fighting then we have to be willing not to take back Crimea and I don't think Ukraine is willing to say that."

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