US President Donald Trump has fired Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs John Rood, the Associated Press and TASS reported.
A senior official confirmed last year that Ukraine has made sufficient progress in fighting corruption to merit the release of $ 250 million from Congress by the Trump administration in a conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Rood resigned today, saying he was leaving the post at Trump’s request.
“It is my understanding from Secretary Esper that you requested my resignation,” Mr. Rood said in the letter to the president, which was dated Wednesday. “Therefore, as you have requested, I am …read more
Source:: Novinite
