Ukrainian officials didn't believe Trump was using U.S. aid as a bargaining chip when he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in July.
Ukrainian officials did not think that President Trump was using U.S. aid as a bargaining chip when he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in July.
According to BuzzFeed News, at the time of the infamous phone call now used as the basis for Democrats' latest impeachment efforts, the Ukrainian president thought U.S. aid was already on its way.
Two Ukrainian officials and one U.S. official shared that at the time of the July 25 phone call between Trump and Zelensky, the Ukrainian government was still expecting aid from the United States.
According to BuzzFeed, Ukrainian officials were expecting $250 million in aid from the Pentagon and $141 million from the State Department.
Although Trump had ordered the aid to be withheld in mid-July before the July 25 phone call, Zelensky has previously stated that he was not told why.
Even the whistleblower's complaint expressed skepticism as to whether Ukrainian officials knew that aid was being withheld: "As of early August, I heard from U.S. officials that some Ukrainian officials were aware that U.S. aid might be in jeopardy, but I do not know how or when they learned of it." Believing both the reporting of BuzzFeed and The New York Times would mean that the whistleblower's sources about the knowledge of Ukrainian officials were not reliable.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/03/ukrainian-officials-didnt-believe-trump-used-funding-as-bargaining-chip/
Ukrainian officials did not think that President Trump was using U.S. aid as a bargaining chip when he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in July.
According to BuzzFeed News, at the time of the infamous phone call now used as the basis for Democrats' latest impeachment efforts, the Ukrainian president thought U.S. aid was already on its way.
Two Ukrainian officials and one U.S. official shared that at the time of the July 25 phone call between Trump and Zelensky, the Ukrainian government was still expecting aid from the United States.
According to BuzzFeed, Ukrainian officials were expecting $250 million in aid from the Pentagon and $141 million from the State Department.
Although Trump had ordered the aid to be withheld in mid-July before the July 25 phone call, Zelensky has previously stated that he was not told why.
Even the whistleblower's complaint expressed skepticism as to whether Ukrainian officials knew that aid was being withheld: "As of early August, I heard from U.S. officials that some Ukrainian officials were aware that U.S. aid might be in jeopardy, but I do not know how or when they learned of it." Believing both the reporting of BuzzFeed and The New York Times would mean that the whistleblower's sources about the knowledge of Ukrainian officials were not reliable.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/03/ukrainian-officials-didnt-believe-trump-used-funding-as-bargaining-chip/
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