The probe of President Donald Trump’s conduct has created a cloud of uncertainty from Washington to Kyiv
The president’s lawyer is under investigation, his days of moonlighting as a freelance diplomat now over. The donor who gave $1 million for his inauguration, then helped run a backdoor channel from Ukraine to the Oval Office, has seen his credibility damaged.
Officials in Kyiv are now wondering who they can trust in Washington—especially given the recent departures of several of their American interlocutors, including former special envoy Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Masha Yovanovitch, and former senior director for European and Russian Affairs Fiona Hill.
One continuing source of anxiety in Kyiv is the military assistance aid Trump allegedly held up in an effort to pressure Zelenksy -- aid that was renewed when Taylor and lawmakers from both parties raised alarms inside the administration. Several senior officials with a Ukraine portfolio have either testified in the impeachment probe or plan to do so are still in government, in addition to Taylor: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent; Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Reeker; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper; and Tim Morrison, Hill’s replacement on the NSC.
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