McFaul and John E. Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Eurasia Center, act as informal advisors to Zelenskyy. McFaul told ''[[Politico]]'' that he speaks to Ukrainian government officials “probably everyday,” and “has helped them make connections with [[NBC]] or [[MSNBC]] producers.” McFaul told MSNBC’s [[Rachel Maddow]] that Hitler did not kill German-speaking people, facing accusations of Holocaust denial. Zelenskyy also held a “strategic video call” with McFaul before he spoke to House democrats.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/</ref> | McFaul and John E. Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Eurasia Center, act as informal advisors to Zelenskyy. McFaul told ''[[Politico]]'' that he speaks to Ukrainian government officials “probably everyday,” and “has helped them make connections with [[NBC]] or [[MSNBC]] producers.” McFaul told MSNBC’s [[Rachel Maddow]] that Hitler did not kill German-speaking people, facing accusations of Holocaust denial. Zelenskyy also held a “strategic video call” with McFaul before he spoke to House democrats.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/</ref> |