In the drama of impeachment Ukraine is both a central and passive protagonist. It is the character onto which others project their hopes and fantasies: there’s Trump’s nutty theory that it was actually Ukraine that hacked the DNC and then pinned it on Russia, and his belief that Ukraine is where a story could be found, or at least concocted, that makes his Presidential rival look corrupt. Then for the Democrats there’s the hope that Ukraine is the place where Trump’s corruption can be proven—a belief based on facts, to be sure, but one that still feeds the fantasy that …read more
Source:: The American Interest
