Editor’s Note: The following are remarks by Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker at the hearing “Five Years After the Revolution of Dignity: Ukraine’s Progress/Russia’s Malign Activities” held at the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2019.
Thank you Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shaheen, and members of the Committee for calling today’s hearing. I am happy to have the opportunity to talk about the state of negotiations with Russia to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and take an important step toward restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity. I had the honor of being in Ukraine last month as part of a U.S. presidential delegation led by the Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and including the United States Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, for the inauguration of President
Zelensky. Senator Ron Johnson joined us in Kyiv for the inauguration, reflecting his staunch support for Ukraine.
