Ukrainian-born US lawmaker Victoria Spartz has made several controversial statements regarding Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky. These include accusing Zelensky of controlling media in Ukraine and Britain, despite no evidence to support this claim. She also suggested that Ukraine should consider ceding land to Russia and urged the people to demand Zelensky’s resignation.
Spartz has made other statements that have been met with backlash from Ukrainian officials and media. For example, she criticized Ukrainians in Kyiv for eating out, saying that they were not preparing for war. She also accused The Telegraph of intentionally misrepresenting her views after facing criticism for her comments.
Some notable quotes from Spartz’s interviews include:
* “I would not be surprised that Zelensky is paying The Telegraph to fabricate false headlines to continue making money on the blood of the Ukrainian people.”
* “Zelensky took control of all Ukrainian media, prosecutes churches, businesses, and volunteers, covered up corruption for his friends, uses ‘puppet’ prosecutors to unlawfully imprison and intimidate anyone who tells the truth about his failures to defend his country or could be a potential political opponent, including his own military and generals.”
* “You are not preparing for war. You even act like you donʼt have a war. People are sitting in restaurants in Kyiv as if you donʼt have war anymore because the war has gone to the east.”
These statements have been widely criticized by Ukrainian officials, media, and citizens, who see them as an attempt to undermine the country’s efforts in the face of Russian aggression.