U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine, the country at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, after an attack on the American embassy in Iraq, the State Department announced. Mr. Pompeo had been due to travel at week's end to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus. “Secretary Pompeo's trip will be rescheduled in the near future and he looks forward to the visit at that time,” she added. Mr. Pompeo, a staunch Trump defender, was set to meet with Zelensky and other top Ukrainian officials, Ortagus said Monday when the trip was first announced. No U.S. personnel were injured in the attack and U.S. officials said they had no plans to evacuate.

Source: The Hindu January 01, 2020 23:03 UTC