Kyiv better support its heroic army, and Yermak should retire - Spartz

12 July 2022, 08:22 | Ukraine 
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The conflict between American Congresswoman of Ukrainian origin Victoria Spartz and the Office of the President of Ukraine is gaining momentum. In her next statement, Sparts bluntly said that Andriy Yermak should resign as head of the President's Office. The statement was published on the official website of the congresswoman.

In a statement, Spartz writes that during the full-scale war in Ukraine she has been here six times, met with ordinary Ukrainians and the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and inspired her determination of the Ukrainian people in the confrontation against Russia.. However, she has many questions for the authorities..

“I was disappointed to learn that instead of recognizing its army and starting a nationwide effort to support it, Kyiv, in fact, led by Andriy Yermak, is playing politics. In addition, Kyiv seems to have money to restore non-essential infrastructure, but no money to support soldiers, for example, the long-promised housing for ATO fighters from the occupied territories in 2014,” Spartz wrote..

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She claims that she made these remarks, but did not receive an adequate response from the Ukrainian authorities, and “Yermak launched a slanderous campaign against” her.

“If Mr. Yermak had been a statesman with an already dubious reputation, he would have resigned this winter, assuring the Ukrainian leadership that there would be no attack from Russia, which reduced the readiness of Ukraine. However, it is never too late to do the right thing,” Spartz continued, adding that his personality in power worries many European and American politicians..

Further, Victoria Spartz says that in response to her concern, Yermak's people began to accuse her of acting out her political interests on the Ukrainian issue.. “Only those who do not understand American electoral politics can make such a statement.. There is no political benefit from this, but it is true. After trying to resolve this issue internally for a while, I'm bringing it up publicly out of serious concern,"

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According to her, additional oversight of how the Ukrainian authorities manage the aid provided by the United States will not slow down, but rather accelerate the pace of its receipt.. At the end of the statement, she reiterated that the United States supports the Ukrainian people: “Congress and the American people are united for Ukraine in opposing Putin’s brutality. With our help, Ukraine will win.

Recall, on July 9, it became known that Victoria Spartz sent an official letter to US President Joe Biden and asked him to check the possible connections of the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak with Russia. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleg Nikolenko, said that her statement against the backdrop of large-scale support for Ukraine from the United States is an undisguised attempt to return to American politics the classic Russian propaganda narratives about alleged ties between the Ukrainian leadership and Russia and to involve our state in US domestic politics..

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