Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down ...
KIEV - Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraine’s importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit.
Pompeo, who is due to make an official visit to Ukraine starting on Thursday, will be the most senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine since the impeachment process began. Zelenskiy has not commented on the matter, consistent with a strategy to avoid or deflect most questions about Trump’s impeachment.
In a statement to Reuters, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Pompeo’s visit was a “clear demonstration of support for Ukraine” focused on the Donbass conflict, military aid and Washington’s support for Kiev’s domestic reforms. Ukraine counts on Washington for diplomatic support and military aid to buy Javelin anti-tank missiles and other hardware as it battles Russian-backed separatists in its eastern Donbass region in a war that has killed more than 13,000 people.
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