US President Donald Trump will discuss the issue of Russian-occupied territories during talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. But the NYT article does not confirm that the conversation will also include Russian control of the port of Odesa.
This was announced by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko.
"No, of course the NYT article does not say that "Trump may agree to transfer the port of Odesa under the control of the Russian Federation". No one can transfer any port to Russia. Moreover, the article states that unnamed "Ukrainian officials" are worried that during the dialogue between the United States and the Russian Federation, "Putin's territorial claims, possibly with the port of Odesa, may be considered." Again, some unknown sources, insiders, hype," he noted.
"As I said, there are many such things and there will be many more in the future. But such allegations mostly have nothing to do with reality," Kovalenko emphasized.
This information was also denied by People's Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko.
"There WILL BE NO TRANSFER OF THE PORT OF ODESA TO ANYONE! News has begun to spread (with references to Ukrainian officials, which ones????) that Trump may agree to give the port of Odesa to Putin. This is unreliable information, please do not read everything in a row and do not panic. Unfortunately, the topic of Ukraine is currently being speculated on a lot in the American media. Therefore, let's have a cold mind and not react hysterically to any publication ," the politician wrote.
"Ukraine is a sovereign independent country, no one can force us to give up our territory ," the People's Deputy emphasized.
Earlier, the media resource "Semafor" reported that the Trump administration is considering the possibility of recognizing the occupied Ukrainian Crimea as Russian territory as part of an agreement to end the war.