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Ukraine Fears Collateral Damage From Trump Impeachment Probe

Henry Ridgwell

   KYIV -- Ukraine is at the center of the impeachment proceedings against
   U.S. President Donald Trump, as Democrat opponents claim he pressured
   Kyiv to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden. The web
   of allegations and counter-claims is rooted in Ukraine's efforts to
   clamp down on corruption following the overthrow of President Viktor
   Yanukovych in 2014.
   Many Ukrainians now fear their country could suffer from the fierce
   political battles in Washington.
   In the past six years, Ukraine has weathered revolution and war and
   remains beset by economic and existential threats. So it is with shock
   and bewilderment that the country finds itself at the center of an
   American presidential showdown.
   "Truth be told, I think this problem is all between the Republicans and
   the Democrats. These are not our problems," Kyiv resident Irina told
   VOA.
   "I think that Ukrainian people know for sure that all this is an
   American circus, a theater, and we shouldn't pay any attention," said
   Volodymyr Kostik, who was born in Ukraine but was visiting Kyiv from
   his home in Florida.

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