Pompeo in Ukraine

Mike Pompeo was supposed to visit Ukraine earlier – on January 3. But on January 1, 2020, his trip was postponed because he needed to be in Washington and respond to the situation in Iraq (that was exactly when the attack on the US embassy took place).

However, Pompeo's visit to Ukraine right now, at the height of the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump, may indicate not only an intention to improve relations with Ukraine, but also that the US Secretary of State wants to make sure that Kyiv "will not cause any surprises".