Ukrainian politicians on Saturday expressed alarm after US special representative on Kiev affairs Kurt Volker resigned following a summons by US Congress to answer questions in an impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump.
Volker was appointed in 2017 to take charge of US policy on Ukraine, in particular overseeing critical Washington support to the country as it faces a separatist insurgency backed by Russia.
He resigned Friday after being ordered to answer questions in the impeachment investigation, a source familiar with the matter told AFP.
Ukrainian ex-president Petro Poroshenko called news of Volker's decision "disturbing" and praised his contribution to "strengthening of our strategic partnership with the United States."
The whistleblower complaint said Volker met with senior Ukraine officials to discuss how to "navigate" Trump's demands of Zelensky. Congressional investigators will also interview former US ambassador to
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