Ukrainian MP calls for removal of Trump's envoy Witkoff after "disgraceful" statements on Ukraine
Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) Committee for Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, believes that Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff should be dismissed from his position following his "disgraceful and shocking" remarks about Ukraine.
Source: Merezhko as quoted by Radio Liberty, reported by European Pravda
Details: Merezhko described Witkoff's statements about the so-called referendums on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, which he made during an interview with Tucker Carlson, as "disgraceful and shocking".
"He [Witkoff] is relaying Russian propaganda. And I have to ask, who is he? Is he Trump’s envoy, or perhaps Putin’s? I don’t have an answer to that question," Merezhko said.
Merezhko believes that Trump must "disavow these statements because they contradict US policy first and foremost".
Quote: "Of course we cannot dictate to our American friends who should represent them, but this person should be removed from the delegation. He should not be the president’s representative. He is either completely unprofessional or simply repeating Putin’s narratives."
Background:
- In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, effectively recognised the "referendums" that Russia held in the occupied Ukrainian territories in 2022.
- In the same interview, Witkoff claimed that NATO membership for Ukraine was incompatible with a potential peace deal with Russia.
- Following Witkoff’s interview, the European Commission reaffirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and stressed that the so-called "referendums" conducted by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine were entirely falsified.
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