Pompeo to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine this week

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine this week, the State Department said on Monday, on the highest-level U.S. visit since President Donald Trump’s impeachment over his handling of relations with Ukraine.

Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine this week, ahead of Donald Trump’s trial in the Senate over allegations he sought to push Kiev to investigate a political rival, The Guardian reports.

The trip will make Pompeo the most senior U.S. official to visit Ukraine since the scandal over a controversial phone call between Trump and Zelenskiy erupted earlier this year.

Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on 18 December and faces trial in the Senate, possibly in January, though top Democratic and Republican lawmakers are still sparring over how it will be conducted.

Via The Guardian / Voice of America 

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