A Russia expert whose bid to join the Biden National Security Council sparked an outcry among prominent critics of the Kremlin is no longer under consideration for the role, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Matthew Rojansky, the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, was being considered for the position of Russia director on the NSC — an influential role that would make him a key touchpoint between the various Cabinet agencies seeking to drive a concerted response to Russia’s aggressive moves in Eastern Europe and beyond.
A Russia expert whose bid to join the Biden National Security Council
sparked an outcry among prominent critics of the Kremlin is no longer under consideration for the role, according to three people familiar with the
matter.
Matthew Rojansky, the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, was being considered for the position of Russia director on the NSC — an
influential role that would make him a key touchpoint between the various
Cabinet agencies seeking to drive a concerted response to Russia’s
aggressive moves in Eastern Europe and beyond.
But several current and former senior officials warned the White House
against hiring Rojansky, arguing that appointing him would signal a
conciliatory U.S. policy toward Moscow.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/19/biden-russia-expert-483000