leaves crimea. who do you believe, mr. ambassador? >> i think the administration is still working out what its policy towards russia is going to be. you're seeing these contradictions, comments by the president, who for example remains reluctant to criticize the kremlin or russian actions, where is people like ambassador haley, the vice president, who are much more forthright in condemning russia's actions. i'm not sure yet we have a good fix on that. >> as you mentioned, kind of those comments we've been talking about throughout the show from president trump about the russian president vladimir putin just yesterday, if you're in your old post, what impact do these mixed messages have on your job? >> well, i think certainly in kiev there's a degree of nervousness about american policy. under the obama administration there was a fairly strong degree of support for ukraine. in kiev they've watched what mr.