Kravchuk spoke about Fokin’s future in TCG

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will decide the future fate of the vice president of the Ukrainian delegation, after his scandalous statements.

Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Kravchuk, who heads the Ukrainian delegation at the talks in Minsk, commented on the words of his TCG colleague Vitold Fokin about granting a special status to the entire Donbass territory. Kravchuk recounted this on the air of the Espreso television channel.

He called Fokine’s statement his personal opinion, adding that he did not consult it or discuss it with the delegation.

“Does Fokin have the right to speak about his own position? Yes, he does. But if his position does not correspond, for example, with the law passed by the Verkhovna Rada, then he cannot make this position public, because it is no longer just Fokin, but is vice president. ” delegation, member of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG, “Kravchuk said.

He also noted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will decide the future fate of Fokin in the negotiations.

“This issue will be discussed at a meeting of our delegation, I think people will express their opinion on it. Fokin will explain why he chose this tactic, position, and this is not our decision. This is the decision of the head of state. Fokin was appointed to this position by presidential decree. I have absolutely nothing to do with this appointment, “he said.

The head of the delegation of Ukraine stressed that he could not decide on this matter himself, as it was not within his competence.

Earlier, Fokin said in an interview with one of the publications that he allows a complete amnesty for separatists in Donbass, as well as a special status for the entire territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. And when his words provoked violent criticism, he said that representatives of the current government criticize him because they have a connection to his “predecessors.”

Earlier, Fokin said that he is ready to work at the TCG only if he is appointed to the official post of deputy head of the delegation. It was to this position that President Vladimir Zelensky appointed him on August 18.

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