{"id":141787,"date":"2020-02-13T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/bipartisan-group-of-senators-to-meet-with-zelensky-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T20:00:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:00:26","slug":"bipartisan-group-of-senators-to-meet-with-zelensky-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/bipartisan-group-of-senators-to-meet-with-zelensky-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Group of Senators to Meet with Zelensky in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bipartisan group of senators has said they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

The announcement<\/a> comes less than two weeks after the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on charges he abused his power by asking Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

The three lawmakers, Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released a statement on Wednesday saying that they would meet with Zelensky as the relationship between the United States and Ukraine \u201cis as important now as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The senators said maintaining a close relationship between the United States and Ukraine is critical.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe future of Ukraine matters to the United States, and we must make sure Ukraine knows that we view them as a strategic ally,\u201d the trio said. \u201cThis is why were going to Kyiv as a bipartisan delegation to reinforce our support with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murphy, Barrasso, and Johnson are members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Johnson is chair of the subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, while Barrasso and Murphy sit on the subcommittee.<\/p>\n

The upcoming visit marks an effort to improve relations with Ukraine following the House-led impeachment inquiry into Trump.<\/p>\n

Trump Acquitted<\/h2>\n

Senators on Feb. 5<\/a> voted nearly along party lines to acquit the president of the two charges against him: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The senators voted 52-48 on the first article of impeachment and 53-47 on the second article.<\/p>\n

The vote capped off four months of proceedings that began with an announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sept. 24, 2019. Following a rapid inquiry in the House, Democrats impeached the president in a partisan vote on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.<\/p>\n

During the Senate trial, Democratic impeachment managers accused Trump of abusing the power of his office by pressuring Zelensky. It was alleged that the president leveraged a hold on $400 million in aid to Ukraine to pressure Zelensky to do his bidding, and that once Congress began investigating the alleged scheme, Trump obstructed the inquiry.<\/p>\n

Trumps attorneys, led by White House counsel Pat Cipollone, argued that the Democrats failed to prove their case, highlighting the lack of firsthand witnesses who could back up the claims.<\/p>\n

Throughout the impeachment inquiry and Senate trial, Trump denounced the proceedings as a partisan \u201choax.\u201d The president pointed to the transcript of his July 25, 2019 call with Zelensky as the ultimate evidence of his innocence.<\/p>\n

Senators to Show Bipartisan Support<\/h2>\n

Murphy told Politico<\/a> that the bipartisan group is hoping to discuss economic support and security aid with Zelensky on Friday.<\/p>\n

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