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‘Milburn also seemed to take issue with what he said were Ukrainians filming prisoners of war. But he noted that "[f]or the most part, they [Ukrainians] don't commit atrocities."

Without mentioning a specific group, Milburn then hinted at worse offenses that may have been committed in Ukraine.

"You shouldn't kill dudes who surrendered...and there was plenty of that," he said. "There's all kinds of atrocities to go around."

Millburn clarified his comments to Newsweek in a statement.

"In the course of a discussion that lasted over two hours I gave a balanced view of the Ukrainain war effort—praising them where I see strengths but also being candid about areas that need to be improved if the Ukrainian cause is to remain unimpeachable in the eyes of the international community," Milburn wrote. "My comments were cut down to the barest bones without context—but in essence what I was saying was that the Ukrainians must hold the moral high ground. If—as they rightfully claim—they represent the values of the free world, then they must be meticulous about cracking down on violations of those same principals."’