Ukraine Sees 'fair' US Support On First Visit
Muhammad Irfan Published December 14, 2019 | 01:20 AM
Washington, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Dec, 2019 ) :Ukraine's deputy prime minister on Friday voiced confidence in "fair" US support on a visit to Washington, which is engulfed by charges that President Donald Trump abused his power with Kiev.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Kuleba was the first senior Ukrainian official to visit Washington since President Volodymyr Zelensky took office in May, although Zelensky met Trump in New York in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Kuleba, who met senior US officials but not top leaders, said he saw "no fundamental differences" with the United States on supporting Ukraine against Russian-backed separatists in a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives since 2014.
"All we are asking from our colleagues in the US administration is fair treatment. We don't want to be shamed and blamed; we just want a fair, balanced look on what Ukraine has accomplished," he said.
"My overall sense is that there is an understanding in DC that Ukraine has to be treated fairly," he said at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
He pointed to the House of Representatives vote this week to impose sanctions on contractors working on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany, which will allow Moscow to bypass Ukraine.
He called on the Senate and Trump to give final approval to the sanctions.
"When it comes to Nord Stream 2, it's not about Ukraine, it's a much bigger issue. It's about strategic balance in Europe; it is about the energy security of Europe," he said.
A House committee on Friday approved two charges of impeachment against Trump after he allegedly held up nearly $400 million in military aid and delayed a summit with Zelensky as he pressed the Ukrainian leader to announce an investigation into his domestic rival Joe Biden.
Asked by reporters if US officials brought up impeachment or Biden, Kuleba said: "No one mentioned it to me and, as you can imagine, nor did I mention it."
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