The Kiev-based New Europe Center told Newsweek that Ukraine is now caught in a domestic U.S. political battle.
Ukrainian politicians and foreign policy experts are weighing their country's options amid growing concerns that the Kremlin may benefit most from the controversy over the phone conversation between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart.
Ukraine has for years relied on bipartisan U.S. congressional support against Russian aggression, with Washington siding with Kiev when Moscow illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. Continued U.S. funding is key to tackling Russia-backed militias in the conflict-ridden Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. President Donald Trump is pictured in front of Ukrainian and American flags at a meeting during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly September 21, 2017. His conversation in July with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sparked controversy.Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the Kiev-based New Europe Center, toldZelensky is in a tight spot, as Ukraine finds itself caught in a domestic U.S. political battle.
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