John McCain Officially Rejected to Join Ukraine's International Advisory Council on Reforms

• 05.15.2015, 11:46
•  World

U.S. Senator John McCain officially declined the invitation to join Ukraine's International Advisory Council on Reforms. This was declared by the Senator himself in a statement put on the official website of Senate. The statement reads as follows:

 "I was honored to be asked to join Ukraine's International Advisory Council on Reforms, a forum for discussing ways to ensure Ukraine’s territorial integrity and security and support the country’s democratic future in the face of Russian aggression. However, under provisions of the U.S. Constitution concerning the interaction of Members of Congress with foreign governments, I am obligated to decline the invitation.

I am deeply proud to be a friend to Ukraine in their fight against Vladimir Putin’s dismemberment of a sovereign nation. As I have since the first days of the Maidan protests, I will continue to do everything I can to stop Vladimir Putin’s unabated aggression, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with free Ukraine, supporting the efforts of this new Council, and the government and people of Ukraine in these very difficult times."