Ukraine Suspends American Spox After GOP Senator’s ‘Spy’ Warning

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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 official investigation into the circumstances of these statements,” the statement said, without specifying which statements landed Ashton-Cirillo in hot water.

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