Trump's envoy for Ukraine resigns amid controversy: Reports
Written by Millennium on September 28, 2019
Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday, US media reported.
Kurt Volker speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine [File: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]
A whistle-blower complaint from within the intelligence community, released publicly on Thursday, described Volker as trying to “contain the damage” from efforts by Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani to press Ukraine to investigate Democrats.
Volker, who had served in the position on a part-time, unpaid basis since 2017, had sought to help Ukraine’s government resolve its confrontation with Russia-sponsored separatists.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Volker’s resignation was first reported by The State Press, a student-run publication at Arizona State University, which backs a think-tank where Volker serves as executive director.