Kyiv hopes in vain for McCain's man
The appointment of Kurt Volker, who was distinguished by anti-Russian statements and was called the man of Russophobe Senator John McCain, as the US special representative for Ukraine, will not strengthen Ukraine’s position.
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International political scientist Vladimir Volya said this at a press conference in Kyiv, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, who noted that it is not entirely justified to use the cliche “McCain’s man” in relation to Volcker.
“From a formal point of view, Kurt Volker is a subordinate of Rex Tillerson. He may be anyone's man, but the fact remains that he is part of the State Department, and not some personal staff of Senator McCain. I think this will strengthen the work of Tillerson’s team, but I doubt that it is right to talk about strengthening Ukraine’s position,” the expert said.
In his opinion, Volcker will be a tough negotiator in relation to both Russia and Ukraine.
In addition, the appointment of such a person as a special representative for Ukraine is reinsurance for the Trump team, which is thus trying to protect itself from accusations of collusion with Russia, Volya believes.
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