U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine in the new year

U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said Monday that in the new year he will travel to Ukraine and several other countries to meet with colleagues.

"In the new year I will be glad to travel to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Cyprus, to meet with colleagues and establish U.S. priorities in Europe and South and Central Asia," said Pompeo in his tweeter.

is Scheduled to visit Pompeo will take place after the Democrat-led House of representatives this month began impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States Donald trump for abuse of power and Castruccio charges Congress caused by his attempt to force Ukraine to investigate corruption political rival Joe Biden, a leading opponent in the presidential race of 2020.