Trump's team disavows his advisor's statement on Crimea
US President-elect Donald Trump (photo: Getty Images)
An adviser to Donald Trump said that it is “unrealistic” for Ukraine to return Crimea. However, the office of the newly elected president denied this statement, reports Reuters.
A Donald Trump spokesperson said that Republican Bryan Lanza, who outlined some potential contours of a US-backed peace plan in Ukraine, was not speaking on behalf of the president-elect.
Moreover, the Trump spokesperson denied that the longtime Republican strategist, who was a contractor for the Trump campaign, spoke on his behalf.
He also emphasized that Trump's transition team is currently vetting personnel and developing policies that Trump could adopt during his second term.
Lanza's statement
Earlier today, President-elect Trump's senior adviser Lanza said that the new administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine, not on returning the territories occupied by Russia.
He even stated that the return of Crimea was “unrealistic” and not a goal of the United States.
Read more about Lanza's statement in the RBC-Ukraine article.
At the same time, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko, warned today that in the coming months, the world media may publish many insights about various variations of “peace plans.”
