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The deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation in the trilateral contact group, Vitold Fokin, came to a meeting of the committee on the organization of state power, local government, regional development and urban planning. Answering the question whether Russia and Ukraine are at war, he stressed that he is not a politician and finds it difficult to formulate an opinion.
Vitold Fokin, former prime minister of Ukraine and deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the trilateral contact group to resolve the conflict in Donbass, is not sure whether Ukraine and Russia are at war. He said this on September 29 during a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning, which is broadcast on Facebook by the head of the committee, Roman Lozinsky (Golos).
“I don’t see any evidence that there is a war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine,” Fokin said in response to a question from “Servant of the People” People’s Deputy Dmitry Gurin.
He stressed that he is not a politician and it is difficult for him to formulate a position on this issue.
Fokin also called Russia a “contractor” with whom Ukraine has disagreements.
In August, 87-year-old Fokin became the first deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG.
In an interview with Strana, published on August 30, Fokin said he was in favor of a general amnesty and special status for the entire Donbass.
“Both on the other hand, many crimes were committed, which ultimately must be investigated and the perpetrators punished. But today, to end the war and save the lives of soldiers and commanders, my position is to declare a general amnesty. hold elections, resolve the issue of the special status of certain regions, and best of all, the entire Donbass, ”he said.
This statement was criticized by former and current representatives of the Ukrainian government. The former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Alexander Turchinov, believes that such statements indicate the transition of the president’s confidant to the side of the aggressor country. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called Fokin’s statement provocative and inconsistent with Ukraine’s national interests.
The head of the president’s office, Andriy Yermak, pointed out that this was the personal opinion of Fokin, and not of the entire Ukrainian delegation at the talks in Minsk.
Following the criticism, Fokin said that “if the war supporters are furious,” then his words “have come to the right place.”
The former prime minister was invited to a meeting of the Rada profile committee on September 15, but it was not held in time.
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