Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, 45, was removed from her post after hitting back at Republican Senator JD Vance in a video filmed in front of the Territorial Defense Forces logo.
In this interview, Ashton-Cirillo told Ukrainska Pravda how Ukrainians have surprised the world, whether society in the US continues to support Ukraine, and how effective Russian propaganda is in the West now.
The exact comments that led to her suspension are not known but it’s thought a recent spat with an anti-Ukraine Republican US senate candidate may have sparked the decision.
Wikimedia Commons / Sarah Ashton-Cirillo An American woman serving as an official spokesperson for Ukraine’s military has been suspended after a Republican U.S. lawmaker raised concerns about her “threat of violence” against Russian propagandists.Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, the English-language spokesperson for Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, was suspended Wednesday over public statements “that were not approved by the command,” the TDF said in a statement.“The command of the TDF will conduct an