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Vitaliy Bort is in Miami during Ukraine–U.S. talks — journalist Shabaev
People’s deputy from the banned party OPZZh Vitaliy Bort 5 flew to Miami in October and, according to journalist Heorhii Shabaev, is still in the United States. The journalist drew attention to the lawmaker’s previous trips to America, which coincided with important negotiations between Ukraine and the United States.
This was written by journalist Heorhii Shabaev.
According to him, Bort had previously visited Miami for vacation. Last winter the deputy returned from there to the Verkhovna Rada with a suntan, while Ukrainians were experiencing power outages.
Shabaev also recalled the lawmaker’s presence in Miami in January 2026, when U.S. representatives were negotiating there with the special envoy of the Russian president, Kyrylo Dmytriiev.
Another trip by Bort to the U.S. took place in October 2025. At that time a Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, with the participation of NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov, traveled to Washington. Among the topics discussed were air defense, Ukraine’s strike capabilities, energy, and new sanctions against Russia. On 17 October a meeting took place at the White House between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump with the participation of delegations. According to the journalist, Bort arrived in Miami on 14 October.
Shabaev paid particular attention to talks scheduled for 9 October in Miami. According to his information, U.S. and Ukrainian representatives are to discuss proposals to stop Russian strikes on critically important infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities ahead of winter.
The journalist suggested that the repeated coincidences between Bort’s trips and international negotiations warrant attention. At the same time, he did not provide evidence of the deputy’s participation in those meetings, and any possible link between his presence in the U.S. and the negotiation process remains conjecture.
Shabaev also raised the question of possible business activities by Bort’s family in temporarily occupied territories and whether Ukrainian law enforcement is investigating those circumstances. In his post the journalist asked about possible reasons why, in his view, the deputy avoids accountability. There is no independent confirmation in the material of a connection between these circumstances and the trips to the U.S.
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