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Mulvaney’s OMB Held Up Lethal Ukraine Aid in 2017 For Fear of Russian Reaction


REUTERSUnder Mick Mulvaney’s leadership, the Office of Management and Budget temporarily put a hold on the delivery of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in 2017 because of concerns their arrival would upset Russia, according to former White House official Catherine Croft. She described OMB’s objection was “highly unusual.”Croft’s testimony indicates that concerns about the U.S. relationship with Russia had a direct––though short-lived––impact on U.S./Ukraine policy in the first year of Trump’s presidency. at The Daily Beast. …read more

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