Key facts
- Roman Tsymbalyuk told 24 Channel the evacuation initiative belonged to the Ukrainian government and president.
- Tsymbalyuk said he did not know Melania Trump's personal role in the evacuation or whether her name was used.
- The interview referred to Sergey Lavrov's conduct at a G20 summit and to strikes on Russian oil refineries without dating either.
A journalist and blogger, Roman Tsymbalyuk, gave an interview to 24 Channel assessing the evacuation of Ukrainians from the occupied town of Oleshky and the pressure he said the Kremlin faces. The item carries no publication date and reports no dated event of its own.
Tsymbalyuk said the initiative to evacuate Ukrainians from occupied territory belonged to the Ukrainian government and president, and that others, including the Pope and Melania Trump, acted only as mediators. He said he did not know what Melania Trump's personal role was in organizing the evacuation, or whether her name was simply used.