The Trump Impeachment Inquiry and U.S.-Ukraine Relations
The Trump Impeachment Inquiry and U.S.-Ukraine Relations
Author(s): Mateusz Piotrowski
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: United States; Ukraine; Trump administration; US-Ukrainian relations; military assistance to Ukraine;
Summary/Abstract: U.S.-Ukraine relations have become the subject of congressional investigations following a whistleblower’s complaint about the pressure President Donald Trump exerted on President Volodymyr Zelensky. The U.S. president appears to have made the provision of military assistance to Ukraine conditional on launching an investigation that would harm Joe Biden, Trump’s potential rival in the 2020 presidential election. With bilateral relations embedded in the American political dispute means that it will be difficult for Ukraine to pursue its U.S. policy. This situation, however, should not affect the essential elements of American assistance to Ukraine.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
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