Joe Biden should ship son Hunter Biden to fulfill with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Since “they” on the White House — whoever “they” are — won’t permit the president to make the go to to the war-torn capital of Ukraine, sending Hunter could be the subsequent smartest thing.
After all, no person else near the president goes to Kyiv to fulfill Zelenskyy. Not Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and never Jake Sullivan, Biden’s nationwide safety adviser. And no person of their proper thoughts goes to ship Vice President Kamala Harris.
So, sending Hunter is sensible. He has the president’s ear, or listening to assist, and Biden considers him one of many smartest males round.
Such a mission would additionally give the unemployed Hunter one thing to do moreover lolling round his $20,000 a month lavish dwelling in Malibu. He is awaiting motion by a Delaware U.S. grand jury trying into abroad monetary dealings.
Hunter presumably is aware of one thing about Ukraine. He was on the payroll of Burisma, the corrupt Ukrainian power firm, whereas his father was vice chairman.
Although he didn’t attend any conferences as a member of the board of administrators, he was paid $83,333 a month from 2014 to 2017, in keeping with the New York Post. That sum was lower in half in 2017 after Joe Biden left the vice chairman’s workplace.
One would suppose that Hunter would welcome such an task. It would give him the chance to pay Ukraine again for the generosity it showered upon him when his father was vice chairman.
It would additionally permit him to refurbish his public picture, or what’s left of it. He might be pictured wearing fight fatigues, sporting a helmet and physique armor. Maybe federal authorities would give him again his .38 revolver to hold round. This is the revolver that was recovered from a dumpster in Delaware the place his girlfriend on the time disposed of it.
Sending his son to Kyiv may make up for Biden getting upstaged by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who, in a shock go to to Kyiv final week, made information all over the world.
Not solely did Johnson consult with Zelenskyy and provide extra army assist, however he was pictured touring the broken capital with Zelenskyy at his facet.
It was boffo tv. But extra importantly it raised the spirits of the Ukrainian folks. It confirmed that the UK and NATO have been in help of the Ukrainians.
It might have — or ought to have — been Biden, the chief of the free world, in these images, not Johnson.
Biden might have gone to Kyiv throughout his go to to Poland when he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw in late March.
When Kyiv got here up, Biden mentioned, “Quite frankly part of my disappointment is that I can’t see it firsthand, like I have other places. They will not let me.”
Who wouldn’t let him go to Kyiv? Who are the “they” that inform Biden what he can or can’t do?
As the Ukrainian battle with Russia drags on, Joe Biden often is the solely western or NATO chief who has not visited Kyiv to fulfill with Zelenskyy.
Despite Kyiv being below Russian missile assault, the prime ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia traveled to the town March 15 to fulfill with Zelenskyy and present their help.
Last week Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after visiting the city of Bucha, the place retreating Russian troopers had executed lots of of harmless civilians.
She mentioned to Zelenskyy, “I am here with you in Kyiv to tell you that Europe is on your side. Your fight is our fight.”
Since “they” received’t let Joe go, he should ship Hunter. Hunter might even drop in on Burisma.
Peter Lucas is a veteran Massachusetts political reporter and columnist.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”