Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz said that Ukraine cannot “demand to keep the land” as it is not winning the war. She faced intense backlash, with comments coming from high-ranking Ukrainian officials to her former school teachers and acquaintances.
From Euromaiden Press BY VIRA KRAVCHUK
Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz sparked outrage among Ukrainians after suggesting they “must accept” ceding territory to Russia and elect a new president instead of Volodymyr Zelenskyy if “they don’t wish to lose their entire country,” according to The Telegraph’s reporting.
Her comments in a Telegraph interview prompted fierce reactions from Ukrainian officials, activists, and even her former teachers, who called Spartz a “traitor” and a “turncoat.”
Ukrainian-born congresswoman tells Ukraine it cannot “demand to keep the land”
Born in Ukraine but now representing Indiana in Congress, Spartz told The Telegraph that Ukraine cannot “demand to keep the land” in its war with Russia.
“I just don’t see how they (Ukraine) can be positioned to demand to keep the land. If they would be winning the war, that will be very different,” Spartz stated.
Spartz endorsed Donald Trump’s decision to negotiate with Vladimir Putin while criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The congresswoman has shifted from early support for Ukraine when the full-scale invasion began to increasingly vocal criticism of its leadership.
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