A Ukrainian Comes to Washington, Urging His Nation Not Be Forgotten
#LetsMakePeace!" As a former prime minister, Mr. Yatsenyuk was not able to secure a meeting with the president or secretary of state,
but he met this week with Fiona Hill, the top White House adviser on Russia, and Andrea Thompson, the national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence.
More significantly, Mr. Trump hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin, at the White House
last week on the same day the president met with Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister.
" Mr. Yatsenyuk said. that It seems to me President Trump, he needs to get a better understanding of what Putin really is,
With Mr. Trump intent on forging strong relations with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Ukrainians like Mr. Yatsenyuk fear being left behind even as Moscow still holds Crimea
and stirs the pot in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists continue to wage a low-grade insurgency against the state.
And his primary objective is to outplay President Trump." This is an important moment
for Ukraine as Mr. Trump leaves on Friday for his first overseas trip as president.
" he said. that The only language that President Putin understands is the language of strength,
