The expert associated this conflict with the fact that the United States is "gradually getting involved" in the electoral cycle.

“In November 2020, that is, almost a year later, presidential elections will be held. Accordingly, this event begins to influence the domestic political life of the United States. Since it is expressed in the rivalry between the two parties, it is clear that each of them is already forming an array of arguments that strengthen their popularity among the electorate and weaken their rivals, ”Olenchenko believes.

He noted that influence through foreign states on US domestic policy is “a win-win topic for Americans.”

“They think it is beneficial ... the topic of allegedly initiating by other parties the involvement of these foreign states in the election campaign. The topic is in great demand, and it corresponds to the ideological approaches that have developed in the USA, where they hurt any hints that someone is affecting their affairs, so this card will be played out, ”the political scientist added.

Earlier, Mulvaney said that the freezing of military aid to Ukraine was related, inter alia, to whether an investigation would be conducted against the Democratic Party.

A number of media called his remarks recognition of “service for service”, which the American leader Donald Trump asked the leader of another country.

He later stated that his words were misinterpreted, and that there was no connection between the freezing of military aid to Ukraine and the investigation of the Democratic Party.