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According to Vitold Fokin, deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation of the trilateral contact group on the Donbas settlement, he is not a Russian agent, but neither is he an enemy of the Russian Federation or any other state. He added that “mercenaries from 30 countries” are waging war in Donbas against Ukrainian troops.
The former prime minister of Ukraine, deputy head of the delegation in the trilateral contact group to resolve the conflict in Donbass, Vitold Fokin said he was not an enemy of Russia. This statement was made during his discussion with members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the organization of state power, local self-government, regional development and urban planning. The meeting was broadcast on Facebook by the committee’s first vice chairman Roman Lozinsky (Golos faction).
“I have never been and will never be an enemy of Russia. Just as I will not be an enemy of Israel, Poland, Hungary and other countries. I was, I am and will continue to be until death a devout civil servant and citizen of Ukraine. The interests From Ukraine to me they were and still are above all. Therefore, if someone wants to call me a Russian agent, keep in mind that it will be another lie, “said Fokin.
According to him, “militants and mercenaries from 30 countries” are fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbas.
Fokin also said today that he sees no evidence of a war between Russia and Ukraine.
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.
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 to clarify his position.
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