Pompeo pledges support for Ukraine as impeachment trial rumbles


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  • Friday, 31 Jan 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko as they attend a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

KIEV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasised Washington's support for Ukraine on a visit to Kiev on Friday, as both countries sought to smooth over relations buffeted by the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Ukraine was thrust into a domestic political battle in Washington last year as Trump faced allegations he pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate the son of his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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