▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁discuss ing ▁Ukrain ian ▁opposition ▁figures ▁N ul and ▁states ▁that ▁she ▁pre fers ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁as ▁medi ator , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁adding ▁" F uck ▁the ▁EU ", ▁and ▁Py att ▁respond s , ▁" Oh , ▁exactly ▁.... " ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁ ▁A ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁EU ▁foreign - policy ▁chief ▁Catherine ▁As ht on ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁EU ▁would ▁not ▁comment ▁on ▁a ▁" le aked ▁alleg ed " ▁conversation . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Christian e ▁W irt z , ▁Deput y ▁Government ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Press ▁and ▁Information ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Government , ▁stated ▁that ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁term ed ▁N ul and ' s ▁remark ▁" ab sol utely ▁un accept able ." ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Council , ▁H erman ▁Van ▁Rom pu y , ▁condem ned ▁the ▁remark ▁as ▁" un accept able ." ▁ ▁Form er ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁leak , ▁argued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁" did n ' t ▁have ▁last ing ▁diplom atic ▁re per cuss ions ". ▁She ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁notable ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁Russia ▁" we ap on izing "