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| Pompeo set to visit Ukraine amid impeachment drama on Capitol Hill | Pompeo set to visit Ukraine amid impeachment drama on Capitol Hill |
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| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to visit Ukraine on Friday amid the ongoing drama on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s impeachment for his conduct toward the country. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to visit Ukraine on Friday amid the ongoing drama on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s impeachment for his conduct toward the country. |
| Pompeo will be the highest-ranking official to visit Kyiv since the July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that led to Trump’s impeachment by the Democratic-led House this month for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. | Pompeo will be the highest-ranking official to visit Kyiv since the July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that led to Trump’s impeachment by the Democratic-led House this month for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. |
| The visit, which will include a meeting with Zelensky, is intended “to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement announcing the trip. | |
| Pompeo also plans to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko and Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk, as well as religious, civil society and business community leaders to discuss the government’s reform agenda, among other topics, Ortagus said. | |
| Impasse over Senate impeachment trial likely to last weeks as both sides dig in | Impasse over Senate impeachment trial likely to last weeks as both sides dig in |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has so far declined to transmit the articles of impeachment as Democrats try to seek assurances about the scope of an expected trial of Trump in the Republican-led Senate. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has so far declined to transmit the articles of impeachment as Democrats try to seek assurances about the scope of an expected trial of Trump in the Republican-led Senate. |
| At the heart of the Democrats’ case is the allegation that Trump tried to leverage a White House meeting and military aid, sought by Ukraine to combat Russian military aggression, to pressure Zelensky to launch an investigation of former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, as well as a probe of an unfounded theory that Kyiv conspired with Democrats to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. | At the heart of the Democrats’ case is the allegation that Trump tried to leverage a White House meeting and military aid, sought by Ukraine to combat Russian military aggression, to pressure Zelensky to launch an investigation of former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, as well as a probe of an unfounded theory that Kyiv conspired with Democrats to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. |
| Pompeo’s planned trip comes as Trump personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to press Ukrainian officials for information that could benefit Trump politically. Giuliani’s latest trip to the country was earlier this month. | Pompeo’s planned trip comes as Trump personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to press Ukrainian officials for information that could benefit Trump politically. Giuliani’s latest trip to the country was earlier this month. |
| Following his visit to Ukraine, Pompeo also has stops planned in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus. | Following his visit to Ukraine, Pompeo also has stops planned in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus. |
| “Excited to travel to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus in the new year to meet with counterparts and affirm U.S. priorities across #Europe and South Central Asia,” Pompeo said in a tweet on Monday. | “Excited to travel to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus in the new year to meet with counterparts and affirm U.S. priorities across #Europe and South Central Asia,” Pompeo said in a tweet on Monday. |