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Nobody's Keeping Score On Ukraine

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Every time I see Ukraine news, I have to force myself to remember that we had one presidential impeachment over a Ukraine phone call and another instance where Joe Biden bragged about his influence there . During Joe's vice presidency, his son Hunter served on the board of a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma. And throughout this period, Russia has had annexation of parts or all of Ukraine on its agenda, which also affects US policy. But I find very little anywhnere tht tries to parse this out, especially Hunter's role, since e-mails from the Hunter laptop strongly suggest that Hunter's and Joe's financial interests are closely intertwined. Here's the most complete account of Hunter's Ukraine career I can find and its connection to Joe's political influence as vice president: Back in 2014 after a change of regime in Ukraine, Hunter Biden joined the board of a scandal-plagued Ukrainian natural gas company named Burisma. Hunter had no apparent quali...