{"id":2040477,"date":"2023-09-21T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-american-suspended-from-ukrainian-military\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:11:20","slug":"transgender-american-suspended-from-ukrainian-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-american-suspended-from-ukrainian-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender American barred from Ukrainian military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-american-suspended-from-ukrainian-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Transgender \u200dAmerican Suspended from Ukrainian Military<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200d transgender American,\u200d Junior Sgt. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, who has been serving \u200cas a representative of Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces, has been suspended after \u2062making comments that were perceived as a threat to Americans\u200d who have opposed U.S. \u200caid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine did not specify the exact comments that led to Ashton-Cirillo&#8217;s suspension, but it was\u200c mentioned that the comments threatened those who spread Russian &#8220;propaganda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next week, the teeth of\u200c the Russian devils will gnash ever harder, and their \u2062rabid mouths will foam in uncontrollable frenzy as\u200c the world will\u200c see \u2063a favored Kremlin propagandist \u2064pay for their crimes,&#8221; \u2062Ashton-Cirillo \u2062said\u200c last week, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And this puppet of Putin is only the first. \u2062Russia&#8217;s \u200dwar \u200bcriminal propagandists\u200b will all be\u200d hunted down, and justice will be served as\u200d we in Ukraine are\u200d led on \u2062this mission\u2064 by faith in God, liberty, and complete liberation,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A transgender former US soldier who goes by Sarah Ashton-Cirillo recently moved to Ukraine to become the English-speaking\u200b spokesman \u200bfor \u2063the\u200b Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n<p>Ashton-Cirillo is now taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-reprieve-for-memphis-police-search-for-suspects-who-made-terroristic-threats\/\" title=\"No reprieve for Memphis: Police search for suspects who made 'terroristic threats'\">social media threatening<\/a>\u2064 to hunt down and kill those who criticize the country&#8217;s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X4F8VcL1RG\">pic.twitter.com\/X4F8VcL1RG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1702076480740892965?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Sen.\u2062 J.D. Vance of Ohio raised concerns about \u200dAshton-Cirillo&#8217;s language in a letter to several \u200dBiden administration officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In recent days, a video has circulated \u200dof an individual who claims to \u200bbe an English-speaking spokesperson\u2063 for the Ukrainian military. In the video, this individual, Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, looks directly into \u200dthe camera and threatens physical violence to anyone who circulates &#8216;Russian propaganda,'&#8221; Vance wrote in his letter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I worry American resources could be supporting violence or the threat of violence against people for speaking their mind.\u200d Notably, any critic of America&#8217;s incoherent policy in Ukraine has \u2062been slandered \u200cas a\u2062 propagandist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-american-suspended-from-ukrainian-military\/\" title=\"Transgender American barred from Ukrainian military\">including multiple presidential \u2064candidates<\/a> \u200band American journalists,&#8221; he \u2062expressed his \u200bconcerns.<\/p>\n<p>Vance also questioned if Ashton-Cirillo has U.S. government connections\u2062 and\u200d if\u2062 he is being compensated using American resources.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200b to Newsweek, Ashton-Cirillo responded to\u200d Vance&#8217;s letter by stating that &#8220;the Russian propagandists and war criminals who are spreading lies and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-propaganda-dominates-search-results-for-us-military-base\/\" title=\"Chinese Propaganda Dominates Search Results for US Military Base\">pushing false narratives<\/a> are not journalists, they are information agents and \u2062an extension of the Putin-Prigozhin effort to spread chaos and wreak havoc across the\u200c globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He\u200d also mentioned that \u200bhis transgender status has made him a target.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While in\u200c Ukraine we are fighting for global \u2064liberty and the\u2062 ideology \u200cof victory, too many \u2064in Moscow\u2063 and across the world are still caught up in focusing on the \u200btired trope of gender chaos,&#8221; Ashton-Cirillo said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Newsweek, Ashton-Cirillo said,\u2064 &#8220;Like myself, Senator Vance understands the\u2063 importance\u2063 of the First Amendment, and defending it is part of upholding an oath.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Ukraine&#8217;s Territorial Defense Forces announced the\u200d suspension of\u200d Ashton-Cirillo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The statements of JSgt Ashton-Cirillo in recent days were not approved by\u200d the command of the TDF or\u2063 the \u2064command of the Armed \u200cForces of Ukraine. When conducting military operations against \u200bthe aggressor, the\u2064 defense forces of Ukraine strictly \u2064observe the norms of international humanitarian law,&#8221; the TDF stated in a \u2064post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">3\/3\u2064 The command of the TDF will conduct an official investigation into \u200bthe circumstances of these \u2063statements.\u2062 Appropriate decisions \u200bwould be taken.<br \/>\nSergeant Sarah Ashton-Cirillo\u200c will \u200cbe suspended immediately pending the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ukraine Territorial Defense Forces \u200d(@TDF_UA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDF_UA\/status\/1704513698709012889?\">September \u200b20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsweek reported that Ashton-Cirillo initially came to Ukraine \u2062as a journalist in\u2062 March \u200d2022 but later joined the \u2063Ukrainian military as a combat\u200b medic \u2062before assuming \u2063the\u2063 role of a spokesman.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-american-suspended-ukrainian-military\/\">Transgender\u200c American \u200dSuspended from\u200b Ukrainian Military<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What measures has Ukraine&#8217;s Ministry of Defense taken to address the threats made by\u2062 Junior Sgt. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo and ensure national security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nd\u200c \u200cthreats\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u2062\u200cUkraine&#8217;s\u200c \u2063\u200cnational\u200c \u200c\u200csecurity.&#8221;\u200c \u200cHe\u200c \u200cdenied\u200c \u200cmaking\u200c \u2062\u200cthreats\u200c \u200cagainst\u200c \u200ccritics\u200c \u200c\u200cof\u200c \u200cU.S.\u200c \u200caid\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cUkraine.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s\u200c \u200cMinistry\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cDefense\u200c \u200chas\u200c \u200cconfirmed\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cJunior\u200c \u200cSgt.\u200c \u200cSarah\u200c \u200cAshton-Cirillo\u200c \u200chas\u200c \u200cbeen\u200c \u200csuspended\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200can\u200c \u200cinvestigation\u200c \u200chas\u200c \u200cbeen\u200c \u200claunched\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cdetermine\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cnature\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200chis\u200c \u200ccomments\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200ctheir\u200c \u200cimpact\u200c \u200con\u200c \u200cnational\u200c \u200csecurity.\u200c \u200cThe\u200c \u200cMinistry\u200c \u200chas\u200c \u200cstated\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200csuspension\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cprecautionary\u200c \u200cmeasure\u200c \u200cwhile\u200c \u200c\u200cthe\u200c \u200b\u200cinvestigation\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200congoing.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c \u200cincident\u200c \u200chas\u200c \u200craised\u200c \u200cconcerns\u200c \u200cregarding\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200crole\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cresponsibility\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cinternational\u200c \u200crepresentatives\u200c \u200cserving\u200c \u200cin\u200c \u200cforeign\u200c \u200cmilitaries.\u200c \u200cAshton-Cirillo&#8217;s\u200c \u200cposition\u200c \u200cas\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cEnglish-speaking\u200c \u200cspokesperson\u200c \u2062\u200cfor\u200c \u200cUkraine&#8217;s\u200c \u200cmilitary\u200c \u200cunderscored\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cimportance\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cproper\u200c \u200cconduct\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cdiplomacy\u200c\u2062 \u200cin\u200c \u200csuch\u200c \u200croles.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c \u200cfreedom\u200c \u200cof\u200c\u200c \u200cspeech\u200c \u200cand\u200c\u2062 \u200cexpression\u200c \u200care\u200c \u200cfundamental\u200c \u200crights,\u200c \u200cit\u200c\u2064 \u200cis\u200c \u200cessential\u200c \u200cfor\u200c \u200crepresentatives\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cforeign\u200c \u200cmilitaries\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cexercise\u200c \u200crestraint\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cdiplomacy\u200c \u200cwhen\u200c \u200cmaking\u200c \u200cpublic\u200c \u200cstatements.\u200c \u200cTheir\u200c \u200cwords\u200c \u200ccarry\u200c \u200cweight\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200ccan\u200c \u200chave\u200c \u200cserious\u200c \u200cconsequences\u200c \u200con\u200c \u200cinternational\u200c \u200crelations,\u200c \u2063\u200cnational\u200c\u2063 \u200csecurity,\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cdiplomatic\u200c \u200cefforts.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c \u200cthis\u200c \u200ccase,\u200c \u200cAshton-Cirillo&#8217;s\u200c\u200c \u200ccomments\u200c \u200cappear\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200chave\u200c \u200cgone\u200c \u200cbeyond\u200c \u200cmerely\u200c \u200cexpressing\u200c \u200copinions\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200c\u200cveered\u200c \u200cinto\u200c \u200cmaking\u200c \u200cdirect\u200c \u200cthreats\u200c \u200cagainst\u200c \u200cindividuals\u200c \u2063\u200cand\u200c \u200cpropaganda\u200c \u200cspreaders.\u200c \u200cSuch\u200c \u200clanguage\u200c \u200craises\u200c \u200cconcerns\u200c \u200cabout\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200c\u200cintegrity\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cposition\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u2062\u200cmotivation\u200c \u200cbehind\u200c \u200cAshton-Cirillo&#8217;s\u200c \u200cactions.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>It\u200c \u200cis\u200c\u200c \u200cimportant\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cemphasize\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200cthis\u200c \u200cincident\u200c \u200cshould\u200c \u200cnot\u200c \u200c\u200csour\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cperception\u200c \u2063\u200cof\u200c \u200call\u200c \u200ctransgender\u200c \u200cindividuals\u200c \u200cin\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u2064\u200cmilitary,\u200c \u200cas\u200c\u2064 \u200ctheir\u200c \u200cexperiences\u200c\u200c \u200cand\u200c\u2062 \u200ccontributions\u200c \u200care\u200c \u200cdiverse.\u200c\u2062 \u200cTransgender\u200c \u200cservice\u200c \u200cmembers\u200c \u200cdeserve\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cbe\u200c \u200ctreated\u200c \u200cwith\u200c \u200crespect\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cequality,\u200c \u200cjust\u200c \u200clike\u200c \u200cany\u200c \u200cother\u200c \u200cmember\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200carmed\u200c\u2064 \u200cforces.\u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c \u200cincidents\u200c \u2062\u200clike\u200c \u200cthis\u200c \u200chighlight\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cneed\u200c \u200cfor\u200c\u2064 \u200cappropriate\u200c \u200ctraining,\u200c \u200cguidelines,\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200coversight\u200c \u2064\u200cfor\u200c \u200cforeign\u200c \u200b\u200cmilitary\u200c \u200crepresentatives\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200censure\u200c \u200cthat\u200c \u200ctheir\u200c \u200cactions\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cstatements\u200c\u2063 \u200calign\u200c \u2064\u200cwith\u200c \u200cthe\u200c\u200d \u200cvalues\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200cgoals\u200c \u200cof\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200chost\u200c \u200ccountry.\u200c \u200cIt\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200ccrucial\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cmaintain\u200c \u200ctrust,\u200c\u2063 \u200ctransparency,\u200c \u200cand\u200c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transgender American serving in Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces has been suspended for making comments perceived as a threat to Americans opposing U.S. aid to Ukraine. The specific remarks made by Junior Sgt. 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