Pompeo’s trip to Kyiv came as the impeachment trial of President Trump in Washington appeared to near its climax. Pompeo is the highest ranking U.S. official to travel to Kyiv since the impeachment scandal broke six months ago. There was no talk of impeachment or any investigations,” the State Department said in a statement released shortly after Pompeo’s meeting with Zelensky. Last week, Pompeo created a stir when he asked an NPR journalist if Americans really cared about Ukraine, according to the reporter. “This is already a new step and a new feeling,” in bilateral relations, Zelensky said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2020 18:22 UTC