Rudyk, the head of the Golos (Voice) party, is not involved in negotiations on the release of defenders of Mariupol

Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 10:22

ROMAN PETRENKO 

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said that Kira Rudyk, the head of the Golos (Voice) party, was not taking part in the evacuation talks with Azovstal.

Source: Podoliak in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Podoliak: "Of course not. There was no Rudyk at all. Not her level, not her competence. In general, it is very strange when such "information" or "journalists' mistakes" appear.

Because obviously – sorry, such things don’t happen without a secret hint from the politician themselves. A simple proposal to everyone, including Rudyk - "please put an end to your PR performances, because they are very harmful to the negotiation process and threaten the lives of our soldiers."

Earlier: The New York Times reported that Rudyk was involved in negotiations to evacuate Azovstal.
Rudyk's direct speech: "After many inquiries from the media, I would like to inform you that I am not taking part in the negotiations on the evacuation of hostages from Azovstal.

Moreover, there is not a word about this in the New York Times article.

Now is a very sensitive time and a critical moment for a complex operation to free our people.

I ask everyone to be as careful as possible with the information."

Earlier, The New York Times reported that Rudyk was involved in negotiations to evacuate Azovstal.