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Trump confirms he withheld military aid from Ukraine, says he wants other countries to help pay
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/09/24/trump-confirms-he-withheld-military-aid-from-ukraine-says-he-wants-other-countries-to-help-pay/
By Washington Post Staff
September 24, 2019 at 10:09 a.m. EDT
President Trump was pressed by reporters as to why he blocked aid a week before his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“But very importantly, Germany, France, other countries should put up money, and that’s been my complaint from the beginning,” Trump said.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, according to three senior administration officials.
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By Washington Post Staff
September 24, 2019 at 10:09 a.m. EDT
President Trump was pressed by reporters as to why he blocked aid a week before his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“But very importantly, Germany, France, other countries should put up money, and that’s been my complaint from the beginning,” Trump said.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, according to three senior administration officials.
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This is a developing story. It will be updated.
This is such a bullshit excuse since both DO provide aid to Ukraine:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ukraine/situation-in-ukraine-what-is/
France’s support for Ukraine
Since 2014, France has provided several kinds of assistance to Ukraine: emergency humanitarian and medical assistance, assistance for displaced persons, and support for the implementation of reforms. It is fully committed to support for Ukraine provided in the European framework. In 2018, it contributed €600,000 in humanitarian assistance, which has been used to renovate critical infrastructure in eastern Ukraine and to provide assistance to vulnerable populations. In January 2019, to help improve the production and distribution of drinking water in conflict-affected areas, Ukraine and France signed an agreement which included building a new water treatment plant in Mariupol.
This solidarity is also visible within the OSCE framework: France took part in election observation missions organized by the Organization’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2014, 2015-2016 and 2019. In addition, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has 17 French observers, who have been present in the field since the start of the conflict (primarily in the east of the country, but also in other regions).
France’s support for Ukraine
Since 2014, France has provided several kinds of assistance to Ukraine: emergency humanitarian and medical assistance, assistance for displaced persons, and support for the implementation of reforms. It is fully committed to support for Ukraine provided in the European framework. In 2018, it contributed €600,000 in humanitarian assistance, which has been used to renovate critical infrastructure in eastern Ukraine and to provide assistance to vulnerable populations. In January 2019, to help improve the production and distribution of drinking water in conflict-affected areas, Ukraine and France signed an agreement which included building a new water treatment plant in Mariupol.
This solidarity is also visible within the OSCE framework: France took part in election observation missions organized by the Organization’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2014, 2015-2016 and 2019. In addition, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has 17 French observers, who have been present in the field since the start of the conflict (primarily in the east of the country, but also in other regions).
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