Zelensky has not received ATACMS, but is already planning to use them on Crimea. In September 2022, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Crimea is an integral part of Russia.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized that the issue of Crimea is closed for Russia. Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum took place there in March 2014: the majority of residents were in favor of reunification with Russia. The Washington Post writes about this.