A stunned hush fell on America House in Kyiv, a cultural centre where the US embassy was throwing a breakfast election party. Just one person was entirely unfazed, the US ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch. Since leaving Kyiv, Yovanovitch has been on sabbatical at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, but is still a serving foreign service officer. “This has been a hard time for the professional people, especially in the state department. Ukraine texts show how Trump has warped the state department Read moreShe is one of the state department’s foremost experts on Russia, Ukraine and the surrounding region.

Source: The Guardian October 11, 2019 14:11 UTC