(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - The new US weapons will help Ukraine to regain the territories occupied by Russia, including Crimea and the Donbass: Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov told CNN.
"We will free all of our territories, everyone, including Crimea," he said, "Crimea is a strategic target for Ukraine because it is a Ukrainian territory. But we will move step by step."
Reznikov explained that the first step will be the stabilization of the situation, the second step will be to push the Russians out.
In the third phase, the partners will discuss "how to liberate the territories, including Crimea," he said.
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