open to a formal entry with marble floors. The spacious living and family rooms have two story wood beamed ceilings, hardwood floors and floor to ceiling brick fireplaces. The newly remodeled kitchen has wood floors, a center island, quartz counters, stainless steel appliances and farm sink and a beverage refrigerator! The oversized formal dining room has diamond shaped windows and wood floors. The loft would make the perfect office or library. There is one bedroom down and 4 spacious freshly painted bedrooms upstairs. Upgrades include surround sound, newer HVAC and water heater, Solar, crown molding & ceiling fans! Two bedrooms share a bathroom. There is an additional bathroom in the hall. The enormous master suite has built-in cabinets, crown molding and two large closets. The newly renovated mastergotten closer to the fighting in eastern Ukraine than any senior U.S. diplomat, close enough to see the bombed out villages through the window of his armored car.

The seasoned diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to NATO has no illusions about the reasons for the slaughter, which began after a revolution in Ukraine brought a pro-Western government to power in Kiev. Putin responded by sending Russian troops and paramilitaries to occupy large portions of the country, including its industrial rust belt in the east. The resulting conflict has since killed over 10,000 people, more than a quarter of them civilians, according to U.N. estimates. It has also displaced about 1.5 million, more than any other conflict in Europe since World War II.

These numbers, which Volker highlighted at a briefing