The President of Ukraine is unhappy with the decision of councillors from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to take down the Ukrainian flag from municipal government buildings in England.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, has attacked Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party after Reform-led councils removed the Ukrainian flag from local government buildings that the party controls. 📺 DETAIL: Last month, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party stormed to victory in the English local elections, securing control of local councils across the country. Since taking control, the party has been implementing its agenda for local government, which includes removing non-British flags from local government buildings, including the flags of foreign states. Prior to the election of Reform, some councils made the decision to fly the Ukrainian flag as a gesture of solidarity following the invasion of the country by Russia in late February 2022. However, while Reform is opposed to the invasion of Ukraine, it argues that permanently flying the flag of a foreign state in front of a British government building, especially one that is meant to focus on local rather than global affairs, is generally inappropriate. The party maintains that only the flags of the United Kingdom, England, and other traditional flags should be flown outside English municipal government buildings. In response to Reform-led councils enacting their democratically elected agenda, the Ukrainian President has accused Nigel Farage’s party of trying to “break a friendship.” 🎯 IMPACT: Zelensky’s intervention raises questions about foreign interference in British politics. Given the Ukrainian President’s eagerness to get his country into the European Union (EU), it is possible that Zelensky has always had an anti-Farage disposition, given the Reform leader’s prominence within the Eurosceptic movement. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “I hope they will put it back… I don’t want to be involved in any political things, but you know, the world is so sensitive today. Sometimes little, small mistakes can break big friendship or huge contacts. I think people have to not make mistakes, not to do anything which can break a friendship, and even if people do it, [I would say:] ‘OK, so you did it, please let’s come back to the table, let’s speak, let’s understand each other.’” — Volodymyr Zelesnky, President of Ukraine. |
🚨 NEW: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the decision of some Reform UK councils to take down the Ukrainian flag is the kind of "small mistake that can break a big friendship"
"I hope they will put it back"
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