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What did the Pelosi announcement mean for Kyiv?
Summary
A look back at 25 September 2019, the day after a US impeachment inquiry was announced in a matter involving Ukraine.
What did it mean for Ukraine when Washington's political fight drew in its name? On 25 September 2019, the question was already live, one day after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that a formal impeachment inquiry had been launched into US President Donald Trump.
The inquiry was tied to what became known as the 2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal. For readers in Kyiv and across the region, the announcement of 24 September placed Ukraine at the centre of a dispute that was not of its making, in a country whose support mattered to it.
A second story from the region
Elsewhere, the regional agenda carried another item. On 23 September 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency launched a probe into what it called inconsistencies in laboratory results from Russia. It promised the most stringent sanctions if violations were found. Russia had previously been banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics following a similar probe.
The two developments were unconnected, but both showed how quickly institutions abroad could shape the standing of countries in the region.
