Bolton is recognized as a prominent neoconservative, who, according to critics, has rarely seen a war he doesn’t like. He was probably the most sophisticated and experienced foreign policy specialist to have served in Trump’s administration, but also one of the most controversial. Bolton, who believes American interests call for strong support for Ukraine, portrays Trump siding with Putin and Russia at every turn against Ukraine.īolton served as President Trump’s national security advisor from April 2018 until September 2019. In his version of events, Ukraine is one of the few issues that Trump is focused on, and the US leader is depicted as being even more hostile to Ukraine than previously known. The penultimate chapter of thirty-four pages is devoted to Ukraine, which is mentioned no less than 270 times.īased on the impeachment hearings last fall, one could be forgiven for forming the impression that a negligent President Trump did not care much about Ukraine, but Bolton offers quite a different picture. The book has already received plenty of advance publicity, but it is not fully appreciated that Ukraine is a leading theme. It is the most devastating criticism to date of US President Donald Trump, and it is particularly so because it is substantial, candid and precise, and it deals with foreign policy. Former White House national security advisor John Bolton’s new book “The Room Where It Happened” is an extraordinary read.
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