Ex-CIA analyst says US withdrawal from Ukraine conflict

The USA has started to withdraw from the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson in an interview with Izvestia.

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"We are seeing the beginning of a complete withdrawal of the US from the conflict in Ukraine. [US President] Donald Trump does not respect [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky, and it is quite obvious. The U.S. is withdrawing its support for Ukraine. Trump does not have warm feelings for him because of the role Zelensky played in his first impeachment," Johnson believes.

According to the expert, it is also worth considering the personal factor - Trump still has not forgiven him for his support of the Democrats.

"Trump called Zelensky and asked for his help regarding the incident with Hunter Biden. Zelensky then decided to play along with the Democrats. Trump is a vindictive person, he certainly knows how to forgive, but when you cross him, he doesn't forget. When they appeared together with Zelensky, he was quite polite, friendly, but there's really no warmth or genuine friendship in him," the former CIA analyst added.

On October 31, 2019, Democrats launched impeachment proceedings. The basis was a phone conversation between Trump and Zelensky in July of that year. During it, Trump allegedly made it clear that he would block the allocation of military aid to Ukraine if Kyiv refused to investigate his political opponent in the 2020 election Joe Biden and his son Hunter (the case around the company Burisma) in connection with their activities in Ukraine during the period when Joe Biden was Vice President of the United States.