You asked what conversations did I have about that quid pro quo, et cetera, none, because I didn't know that there was a quid pro quo. Kurt Volker More Quotes by Kurt Volker More Quotes From Kurt Volker Today, I informed ASU President( Michael) Crow and Mrs.( Cindy) McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore I am stepping down as Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership. Kurt Volker politics Today, I informed ASU President Crow and Mrs. McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore, I am stepping down as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, i know the Institute is well equipped with a first rate team of staff and trustees to continue its progress in the future. Kurt Volker politics Kurt Volker said that Ukraine was a corrupt country, full of' terrible people,' donald Trump said they' tried to take me down.' In the course of that conversation, Donald Trump referenced conversations with Rudy Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new President, Donald Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view. Kurt Volker politics He said that Former Trump Ukraine was a corrupt country, full of' terrible people,' ukraine Kurt Volker said they' tried to take me down.' In the course of that conversation, Ukraine Kurt Volker referenced conversations with Rudy Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new President, President Donald Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view. Kurt Volker top-news Heard from the White House -- assuming President Z convinces trump he will investigate /' get to the bottom of what happened' in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to Washington. Kurt Volker top-news That would be militarily a disaster. It would lead to the loss of thousands and thousands of lives. It's not something anyone should be contemplating, so there's no taking it back by force. Kurt Volker top-news There shouldn't be any ambiguity about that, you have military forces that are led by active duty Russian military personnel. Russian officers are embedded through the chain of command down to the company level. Russia pays for contract soldiers to then fill out the whole military force and this goes to a Russian firm -- that then hires the soldiers and provides them to the Donbas. The training, the equipment, the troop rotations, the supplies -- all of this comes directly from Russia. Kurt Volker top-news Everyone knows it's an election campaign, it doesn't necessarily tell you what U.S. government policy is going to be. Kurt Volker politics He would actually use it as a bragging right. Kurt Volker top-news He has a strong sense of values and character, his book 'Character is Destiny' is all about how character determines a person and determines events. He continues to want to fight for what needs to be done. He is unrelenting. Kurt Volker top-news
