The letter, which was obtained by an American station, mentions the president's visit Ukrainy from September 22. That's when Volodymyr Zelensky visited a munitions factory in Pennsylvania – a key condition that is before US elections is described as a kind of “battlefield”. As The Kyiv Independent recalls, the Ukrainian leader was welcomed there by a member of the House of Representatives from the Democratic party Matt Cartwright.
As we read, Mike Johnson appealed to Zelensky dismissal of Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA Oksana Markarova, because he claims that by organizing Zelensky's visit to the mentioned weapons production plant, “interfered in the elections presidential in United States“. Johnson emphasized that she prepared the Ukrainian leader's trip with American taxpayers' money, deliberately bypassing Republicans.
US elections and Ukraine. They revealed the letter, in the background Zelensky's visit
In a letter to Zelensky, the Speaker of the House of Representatives called Zelensky's visit “a partisan campaign event aimed at supporting Democrats“. He pointed out that Markarova's politically motivated move had caused republicans to lose faith in the ambassador's ability to provide honest and effective diplomatic service to the country.”This type of incidents cannot be repeated” – he added.
During the visit, Zelensky was accompanied by important figures Pentagon. There was also a meeting with state governor Josh Shapiro, also from the Democratic camp.
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Republican James Comer, also spoke out on the matter, announcing on September 25 that starts an investigation regarding the possible “misuse of government resources” by the White House during the aforementioned visit of the President of Ukraine.
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“If the Biden and Harris administration tried use a foreign leader in a presidential campaign current vice president, it was an abuse of power and a misuse of taxpayers' money,” Comer wrote on X.
Support for Ukraine and the very issue of assessing how Kiev should be helped, has been heating up the American political scene for months. As Democrats announce a continuation of their current actions implemented by Joe Biden, Donald Trump During the campaign, he repeatedly criticized the continued involvement of the United States in the war Russia in Ukraine and continues to emphasize that when he becomes president, he will end the conflict in one day.
Meanwhile, in the letter, Johnson noted that Ukraine enjoys support from both major parties in the United States. “Support for ending Russia's war with Ukraine is bipartisan, but our relationships are being unnecessarily tested…” – said the Republican.
Sources: Fox News, The Kyiv Independent
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