State Department officials were reportedly told in May that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was feeling pressured by President Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to open an investigation into 2020 candidate Joe Biden.
Two unnamed sources told the Associated Press that after Zelensky held a meeting with several advisers on May 7 to express his anxiety over Trump’s request, an American who had attended the meeting informed then-Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and two other U.S. officials of Zelensky’s concerns.
The American, Amos Hochstein, participated in the meeting due to his position on the supervisory board of Ukraine’s natural gas company, Naftogaz.
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Source:: TPM
