Over the past two weeks, a parade of sober and coldly furious civil servants have come forward to testify before Congress about President Trump’s decision to withhold congressionally approved aid to Ukraine.Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor emphasized that “the security assistance we provide is crucial to Ukraine’s defense,” invoking the sacrifice of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia. Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, testified that “the stakes for the United States in a successful Ukraine could not be higher.” The former National Security Council aide Tim Morrison emphasized that “Ukraine is on the front lines of …read more
Source:: The Atlantic
