“Sarah” Ashton-Cirillo, the transgender Ukrainian military spokesperson who was suspended after posting a video online seemingly threatening US critics has reportedly been reinstated, according to the DailyMail as well as himself.
An email obtained by the outlet states “We have managed to clear Sarah from all allegations and sort out all misunderstandings.”
It continues, “She is an extraordinary example of Americans who stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainians in our fight for Independence and Democracy.”
Ashton-Cirillo also took to social media last week on October 3rd to declare he had been cleared and reinstated. One post showed the trans-identified man sitting cross-legged on the phone, holding up a peace sign along with a caption reading: "The look when you get word that you have been cleared of ALL allegations."
At the beginning of September, Ashton-Cirillo posted a video in which he declared that ‘Russian devils’ would be hunted down as well as a second video directed towards US Senator JD Vance after he had written a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken outlining his concern over Ashotn-Cirillo threatening ‘physical violence to anyone who circulates Russian propaganda.’
In addition, Vance questioned if Ashton-Cirillo was an American citizen and if the New York native had ever served in American intelligence.
The two videos in question, initially posted to YouTube, were allegedly part of a social media show meant to be “as over the top as possible.”
Ashton-Cirillo was suspended over “unapproved comments,” although he has stood firm that it is not about the show or what he said, rather that he “was in uniform in front of the TDF logo,” adding that he has no regrets about it.
“Russia Hates The Truth doesn't require anything to be vetted,’ he reported to DailyMail.com. 'I and the TDF team have editorial control over that. It's meant to be as over the top as possible.”
“It was my response to Senator Vance in uniform in front of the TDF logo without approval which was the reason for my suspension,” he continued.
“I told my team that I was going to do it, but given that it was something as sensitive as a response to a US Senator in a public setting, it needed to be approved. It was not the wording at all, the wording was considered polite.”
“It was just that I responded at all without permission. I don't regret the words that I answered him with.”
“I couldn't believe it that there was a US Senator trying to unmask me. It wasn't my message to him that was a problem, it was that President Zelensky was on a trip to the US at the time and I probably should have held back in responding.”
“It was incredible that the Russians were gloating, thinking that I was fired because in reality, there was nothing to investigate, and it was already over.”
