On Monday, Croatia’s president seemingly broke with his NATO allies by suggesting publically that Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, was forever lost to Ukraine.
“It is clear that Crimea will never again be part of Ukraine,” Zoran Milanovic said, according to Reuters.
“I am against sending any lethal arms there,” he said, addressing reporters during a visit to a military barracks. “It prolongs the war.”
He added: “What is the goal? Disintegration of Russia, change of the government? There is also talk of tearing Russia apart. This is mad.”