![]() I'd call back to Washington, official Washington, and they'd say, "Don't worry. ![]() ![]() I mean, not only mentioned - they took me aside, warned me about it, that I had to watch my back. Ukrainian officials mentioned this to me. ![]() Ukraine invasion - explained Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns And I think he certainly miscalculated the resolve of the West and that we would go to the assistance of Ukraine." "I think miscalculated how well his own military would do. "The Ukrainian people are standing up and saying, 'This is not going to happen,' " she says. But, she adds, Putin seems to have underestimated the Ukrainian people and their military. She says she used to view Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "bully." Now, she sees him as a "war criminal" who is intent on reconstituting the Soviet Union. ![]() "The kind of world we're going to be living in, when this is all done, is being determined now," she says.Ī career diplomat, Yovanovitch is familiar with the players and politics of both Russia and Ukraine. ambassador to Ukraine, says Russia's invasion represents a "battle of freedom versus tyranny" - with implications that span the globe. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. 15, 2019, prior to providing testimony as part of the inquiry that led to President Donald Trump's first impeachment. ![]()
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