WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's president said he was unsure if Ukraine would be able to regain control over Russian-occupied Crimea but believed it could retake Donetsk and Luhansk, in comments that drew criticism from politicians from the ruling coalition.
However, when asked if he believed Ukraine would really be able to retake Crimea, he said, "It is hard for me to answer that question.
"I don't know if (Ukraine) will regain Crimea, but I believe it will regain Donetsk and Luhansk," he said.
Ukraine has vowed to recover every inch of its territory including Crimea in the war with Russia.
"He answered directly to the question about Ukraine regaining Crimea by saying that he didn't know," Fogiel wrote on X.
Persons:
Kyiv's staunchest, Andrzej Duda, Duda's, Mr Duda, Radoslaw Fogiel, Fogiel, Alan Charlish, Mark Heinrich
Organizations:
YouTube, European, Law and Justice, Civic Coalition
Locations:
WARSAW, Ukraine, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Warsaw, Russia, Moscow, Poland