17-12-2023, 08:50 AM
Zelensky, snared by Trump impeachment, ducks U.S. political crossfire again
KYIV — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Washington this week to plead for wartime aid, he found himself caught in a bitterly partisan U.S. domestic political dispute — again.
Zelensky is well-practiced in how to avoid taking sides in internal U.S. affairs — a survival skill he acquired four years ago when his attempts to secure a visit with then-President Donald Trump trapped him at the center of a historic impeachment inquiry.
But far more is at stake for Ukraine this time, and it will be far more difficult for him to appear neutral.
Read the full story here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/202...gn=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram
KYIV — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Washington this week to plead for wartime aid, he found himself caught in a bitterly partisan U.S. domestic political dispute — again.
Zelensky is well-practiced in how to avoid taking sides in internal U.S. affairs — a survival skill he acquired four years ago when his attempts to secure a visit with then-President Donald Trump trapped him at the center of a historic impeachment inquiry.
But far more is at stake for Ukraine this time, and it will be far more difficult for him to appear neutral.
Read the full story here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/202...gn=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram