Fiona hill’s opening statement is out

Looks like she’s not taking any shit from anyone

Re: some lawmakers appear to believe Ukraine, not Russia, sought to interfere in 2016 election:

“This is a fictional narrative.”

“I refuse to be part of an effort to legitimize an alternate narrative that the Ukrainian government is a U.S. adversary, and that Ukraine—not Russia—attacked us in 2016. These fictions are harmful even if they are deployed for purely domestic political purposes

Career diplomats. Gotta love em.