Ukrainians criticize officials for gifting Witkoff and Kushner 'Kyiv regime' T-shirts

Ukrainian officials gave US President's special representatives Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner T-shirts reading "Kyiv regime" after negotiations, sparking widespread public criticism. Ukrainian citizens condemned the gesture as inappropriate and undiplomatic, according to comments on The Telegraph's Facebook post. Critics accused the officials of lacking diplomatic protocol knowledge and taste, with many questioning where the humor lies in the phrase. David Arakhamia, head of the "Servant of the People" faction, wore the same shirt during the meeting with US envoys. The motivation behind gifting such shirts to American mediators working on ending the Russia-Ukraine war remains unclear. Commenters expressed shock that state representatives of a warring nation would behave so flippantly on the international stage.