On January 19, Deputy Head of the Presidential
Administration of Ukraine Kostiantyn Yelisieiev had a meeting with Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ukraine
Kees Klompenhouwer. The parties discussed preparations to the consultative
referendum in the Netherlands regarding the Association Agreement between
Ukraine and the EU.
The Ukrainian party strongly disavowed the video
address published in the evening of January 18, in which unidentified
individuals attempt to impersonate the soldiers of the Ukrainian Azov regiment,
threaten the Dutch side and burn the national flag of the Netherlands.
“This fake performance is a cynical
manifestation of aggressive propaganda, which is obviously aimed against
Ukraine, its international image and the Association Agreement with the EU.
Authors of this video lose their mind trying to use the last chance not to let
Ukraine choose its own future independently. They failed to prevent the
signature of the Association Agreement with the EU and now they are trying to
stop its implementation and full entry into force,” Kostiantyn Yelisieiev
noted.
The Ukrainian and Dutch parties share common
position that such fake actions will not affect the high level of partnership
and cooperation between the two countries. Propaganda move aimed to incite
discord between the Ukrainian and Dutch nations will have an opposite effect in
the world that adheres to the values of democracy, freedom and human rights.
Flag burning is a repulsive desecration of the national symbol. Ukraine highly
appreciates friendly and warm relations with the Netherlands and nobody in Ukraine
will ever dare do this.
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