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1. BBC transcript of the recording

2. Nuland acknowledging recording is genuine

Neither of these are "picking the next president of Ukraine", what you're seeing is how the sausage is made - every country has their interests.

They are picking who will be the prime minister and who will not be the deputy prime minister - Klitschko

In what way are they picking? This is normal diplomatic discussion where all parties know how little influence they have...