Politico: Republicans wince as their Ukrainian-born colleague thrashes Zelenskyy
Victoria Spartz took the GOP mantle on aiding Kyiv back in the spring. Now, her fellow lawmakers worry she's undermining the effort.
House Republicans gave Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz a coveted platform to speak out against Russia’s war. They’re coming to regret that.
Spartz (R-Ind.), who has traveled to Ukraine a half-dozen times since the war began and spoken passionately about the conflict, shocked lawmakers in both parties recently with her intense criticisms of the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and his confidants. She drew a rare rebuke last weekend from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, which accused her of “trying to earn extra political capital on baseless speculation.”
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WNU Editor: She knows the language, culture, and history of Ukraine. Specifically on how corrupt and dysfunctional the Ukrainian government is. Unfortunate, her message and understanding of Ukraine is not popular right now in Washington.
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