Ukraine is playing a sophisticated game with China, and that’s fine, but Xi has picked Russia’s side – Damon Wilson

Damon Wilson belongs to a group of American officials who have long been involved in Ukrainian affairs, understand the country and have influenced decisions regarding it, but have remained in the shadows. From 2004 to 2009, with a brief break, he advised on US foreign policy on Ukraine on the National Security Council at the White House, including during the Orange Revolution in Kyiv. He then spent over 10 years at the Atlantic Council, a key US think tank, serving as the Executive Vice President, and in 2021 he became the President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).