Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on Wednesday. Reported Ukrainians living in Minnesota are pleased with the “firm pro-Ukraine stance” of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who is embroiled in a scandal after being nominated as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate for allegedly exaggerating his military service for political gain.
The Ukrinform article is based on an interview with Ruda Anastasievsky, chair of the Minnesota Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee. Anastasievsky said she met Walz at a rally in St. Paul shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and was impressed by his commitment to the Ukrainian community.
“Without the Ukrainian residents of Minnesota, there would be no state of Minnesota, and today we are all Ukrainian,” she recalled Walz saying.
Anastasievsky later testified before the Minnesota State Legislature in support of a bill that would have banned state investment in Russia and its ally Belarus. The bill passed, and Governor Walz subsequently ordered Minnesota government agencies to terminate contracts with Russian entities.
“Afterwards, Walz raised the Ukrainian flag over his house to show his support for Ukraine,” Ukrinform reported.
Anastaszyevsky praised Waltz as a “strong supporter of Ukraine” and argued that his real strength is “his ability to find what’s called a middle ground, an opportunity to negotiate with both sides.”
Harris’ opponent, former President Donald Trump, Skeptical Trump also expressed confidence that he could end the war through negotiations before taking office. Made He wrote to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July and reiterated this in an exclusive interview. Interview Thursday on Breitbart News.
“I know the leaders of both countries. I know President Putin very well. I want to see the death stop. There is death and destruction. They are destroying the whole fabric of certain parts of the world. I want to negotiate and resolve this,” Trump said Thursday.
Trump had questioned whether Harris could bring any end to the hostilities in Ukraine.
“I don’t think she has a clue. I don’t think she’ll be able to cope with it at all. I don’t think she’ll do anything. It’s going to continue like this and millions of people will die. It could escalate into a world war,” he said.
