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NEW: With key US interlocutors either gone or weakened as they testify in defiance of the WH, Ukraine doesn’t know who to trust in Washington—and the administration won’t answer basic questions about where Ukraine policy stands and who is in charge of it. politico.com/news/2019/10/2…
Upon stepping down, Volker recommended a career officer w/no previous involvement w/Ukraine to replace him. He didn’t think it’d be possible to convince someone outside gov to take the job now.
Despite his role in quid pro quo, Ukrainians trusted him and now perceive a vacuum.
The vacuum in U.S. Eurasia policy extends all the way to Moscow, where departing ambassador Jon Huntsman has yet to be replaced by Trump’s nominee John Sullivan. A confirmation hearing for Sullivan has not yet been scheduled by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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