{"id":1135976,"date":"2025-04-21T20:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1135976"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:53:38","slug":"republican-and-trump-voter-marine-scout-sniper-fights-728-days-in-ukraine-interview-with-matthew-sampson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/republican-and-trump-voter-marine-scout-sniper-fights-728-days-in-ukraine-interview-with-matthew-sampson\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican And Trump Voter: Marine Scout Sniper Fights 728 Days In Ukraine. Interview with Matthew Sampson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Exclusive Blitz Talk &#8211; interview with a Republican and Trump voter, Marine Scout Sniper, <strong>Matthew Sampson<\/strong>, who fought in the trenches of Ukraine for 728 days. Also in the episode, the day after Russia kills civilians in Sumy, the Kremlin claims deliveries of Taurus missiles will lead&nbsp;to&nbsp;escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Republican And Trump Voter: Marine Scout Sniper Fights 728 Days In Ukraine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FH1y41hwptQ?start=1226&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 Obviously, you just returned from the front lines in Zaporizhzhia, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I did, late last night. Yes, I was there, over by the front lines, about an hour or so outside of the city center, checking out the front lines. I wanted to see firsthand what the situation is there with a former unit that I used to work with, and talk to some of the commanders and my former peers who are there on the ground right now. It was very interesting to talk to them and hear what&#8217;s going on. Some of it doesn\u2019t really line up with current headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the questions I asked a commander \u2014 he&#8217;s been doing this work since 2011, it&#8217;s his profession, he\u2019s with Ukrainian intelligence (HUR), the military intelligence \u2014 was how the change in the U.S. administration is directly affecting the front line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All he really said was that there\u2019s a bit of a morale issue. Overall, the individual soldier at the front has high morale and is very committed to fighting for every inch of ground. But more and more Ukrainians feel like they are being left out of the conversations between the United States and Russia. They want to feel 100% part of the discussion, not sidelined in talks that only involve the U.S. and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 So, how is the front line being affected in terms of weapons and supplies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Personally, based on what I&#8217;ve seen in the headlines, I was surprised when he told me that it\u2019s not what the media is portraying. The headlines that say the front line is being negatively affected by changes in the administration are more exciting than the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s just a media trick sometimes. Not every reporter or outlet is doing it, but it happens. The area I can really speak on is just Zaporizhzhia, and the commander made clear he can only speak directly about that region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He hasn\u2019t heard of any new ammunition problems today that weren\u2019t already ongoing six or eight months ago. The same calibers, same systems \u2014 the shortages are consistent. The current administration\u2019s policies, at least so far, have had no new negative impact on getting supplies to the front.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 I believe last time we talked, you said Trump is going to win and that it&#8217;s a good thing for Ukraine. Do you still believe that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I do, absolutely. Just being able to go to the front line and seeing that it&#8217;s not being negatively affected provides some evidence to support that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If the Trump administration was actively trying to hurt the front line, he&#8217;s been in office long enough that it would\u2019ve been felt by now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 So you think Trump has a major plan to help Ukraine win, or at least bring the war to a just and lasting peace? Because my colleagues in American media say they don\u2019t believe Trump has any plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I&#8217;ve never met Trump, never talked to him, but he doesn\u2019t strike me as someone who makes decisions without a plan. Everything I\u2019ve seen and heard about him over my life \u2014 I&#8217;m 37 now \u2014 suggests he\u2019s deliberate. He&#8217;s been in pop culture since before I was born, in movies, shows like <em>Fresh Prince<\/em> or <em>Home Alone<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also not someone who does things without a plan. Even this trip was planned because I\u2019m returning to Washington, D.C. this weekend for the Ukraine Action Summit next week. That\u2019s the main purpose of this visit \u2014 to get updates on what\u2019s happening here since I hadn\u2019t been back since November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, just like me, I assume Trump has a plan. Whether we agree with it or not, or even know what it is, doesn\u2019t matter. Most people won\u2019t ever know the exact details of any president&#8217;s plan \u2014 and we\u2019re not meant to. We don&#8217;t have access to that info for good reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 Right. So, the Ukraine Action Summit \u2014 you&#8217;re going back to the U.S. for that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Yes. Similar to what I did a year ago. That was the fourth Ukraine Action Summit. They do it twice a year, fall and spring. I missed the fifth one in September, but the sixth is next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year there were over 500 people from 47 U.S. states \u2014 Ukrainians, Americans, Ukrainian-Americans, refugees, and others who are just pro-Ukrainian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 And what\u2019s the general attitude toward you? They know you\u2019re a Republican, right? But you\u2019re a Republican who fought for Ukraine, had no connection to it, and risked your life in the trenches.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Pretty close. I believe today is day 728 that I\u2019ve spent in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began. I did 635 days consecutively before I left. That might make me the longest-serving U.S. citizen in Ukraine doing combat operations \u2014 at least continuously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are Americans who arrived before me, but many left for short breaks. As far as I know, I\u2019m the longest-serving American fighting here who wasn\u2019t living in Ukraine before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, I have no prior connection to this country. No relatives, no history. Four years ago, if you said \u201cUkraine,\u201d I wouldn\u2019t have known what you meant. I knew some Soviet history, but Ukraine was just not on my radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 But now you have friends here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I do now, yes. In the pro-Ukrainian community, some are very thankful \u2014 and that\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 And some are not?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Yeah, interestingly. Some are supportive until they ask whether I\u2019m Republican or Democrat. Because in the U.S. media, Ukraine tends to be portrayed as a Democrat issue \u2014 but it&#8217;s not. It\u2019s bipartisan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people refuse to talk to me once they learn I\u2019m a Republican fighting for their country. There have been times where I\u2019ve been standing in front of them in the same gear I wore in the trenches, and they just shut down when they hear I&#8217;m a Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 Even knowing you were in the trenches, fighting Russians in Zaporizhzhia or Kyiv \u2014 they still don\u2019t want to talk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Yes. I\u2019ve had people look me straight in the eye and say, \u201cYou should go kill yourself.\u201d And they weren\u2019t joking or being sarcastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And these are Ukrainians \u2014 or pro-Ukrainians living in America, well supported by the U.S., and saying these things to someone who\u2019s fighting for their values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say the only useful thing I could do is die on the front line. Others simply say thank you but disagree. 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