special representative for Ukraine negotiations in 2017-2019, during Trump’s previous tenure. In this role, he held negotiations between Kyiv and senior members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration as an intermediary while coordinating with European allies on efforts to end Russia’s initial invasion of the eastern Donbas region in 2014, following its occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula earlier that year.Before this, Volker served as U.S. ambassador to the NATO military alliance in 2008-2009.The Kyiv Independent spoke to Volker via video call a few hours after the election result was called to ask how he sees outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden's last months in office, Trump's return to the presidency, and what it could mean for Ukraine.This interview has been edited for length and clarity.The Kyiv Independent: In terms of Ukraine, there's been a lot already said about what Trump might do once he's in office, but we still have more than two months of the Biden administration.