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Trump Ordered Freeze of Ukraine Aid Ahead of Call Under Democratic Scrutiny


U.S. President Donald Trump told his staff to withhold about $400 million in aid to Ukraine days before a phone call with the country’s leader that is at the center of a debate between Congress and the White House over a whistleblower complaint.Reports late Wednesday from the Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Times all cited multiple senior administration officials saying Trump froze the funding, and that the order was communicated to the State Department and Pentagon with the explanation that he was looking into whether the money needed to be spent.Earlier Wednesday, the leaders of three House of …read more

Source:: Voice of America

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