Former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges believes that Ukraine will liberate occupied Crimea by the end of August 2023, if the promised assistance is provided and sanctions against Russia are maintained.

"Ukraine will liberate Crimea by end of August if we continue to provide what we said we'd provide and if we keep Sanctions in place. Sooner if we provided longer range precision weapons," he said on Twitter.