Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has barely spent 100 days in power, but he finds himself at the center of a political furor involving the U.S.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the comedian elected Ukraine’s leader in April, took office pledging to focus on ending the separatist fighting in the country’s east, fomented by Russia. But now, barely 100 days in power, he finds himself at the center of a political furor involving the U.S., Ukraine’s friend and backer.
In a TV interview over the weekend, Ukraine’s foreign minister denied Zelenskiy was pressured to investigate Biden’s son, Hunter. Zelenskiy’s office, however, has declined to comment on the reports.A senior official in Zelenskiy’s administration said Monday that the president was following his advisors’ guidance not to get involved in what many see as part of the presidential campaign in the U.S. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The United States has been one of Ukraine’s most steadfast allies since a new, pro-Western government took power in 2014 and Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea and threw its weight behind separatists in eastern Ukraine. The U.S. has poured millions into Ukraine’s armed forces.Ukraine’s political establishment is already seeing the political furor as a problem for the country.
Trump confirmed that he held up the aid but said he did so to fight corruption in Ukraine, which has been plagued by deep-seated graft and self-dealing by oligarchs and ordinary people alike. Zelenskiy’s landslide victory also has raised hopes for breaking the stalemate in the separatist conflict that has been raging since 2014 and killed more than 13,000 people. The new president has tried to engage Russia directly.
The former comedian earned accolades at home for the prisoner swap, which showed he could get things done with Putin. He has also been praised for engaging Moscow while standing firm against the annexation of Crimea.
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