Steve Wiktoff He was a guest of the “State of the Union” program on CNN. A representative of the White House authorities was asked about the recent words of Donald Trump about Wołodymyra Zelanski. A few days before the third anniversary of the full -glass war, he argued that Ukraine She is responsible for this conflict.
– You should never start it. You could get along – he said US Presidentaddressing Ukrainians. As he added, the war should “end three years ago”.
War in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff about “provoking” the conflict
Special US envoy on Middle East He indirectly agreed with such a thesis. – The war did not have to happen, it was provoked. This does not necessarily mean that she was provoked by the Russians – he said.
Later in the statement, the American official tried to explain his position, pointing to, among others aspirations Kiev regarding joining to North Atlantic Alliance.
– various types of talks about Ukraine's accession to NATO. It didn't have to happen (…). Basically, this became a threat to the RussiansSo we have to deal with it – he argued.
Russia also claims that Ukraine is responsible for the war
Accusing Ukraine of the outbreak of war This is a permanent element of Kremlin propagandaused from the beginning of aggression, called “special military operation”.
A few months before the start of the full -glass invasion in February 2022, representatives of the authorities in Moscow They repeated the theses regarding, among others alleged preparation for the attack of the armed forces of Ukraine to self -proclaimed folk republics: Donetsk and Luganskas well as plans for military construction NATO bases on the territory of Ukraine.