NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine’s Top Spy Is Pleased With Trump; The president’s Putin-friendly noises don’t drown out the sounds of military aid and intelligence cooperation” – Bloomberg/Eli Lake

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“… Trump reversed Obama[] … approving … sniper rifles [to Ukraine] [and] … Javelin anti-tank missiles. … part of the reason [Vasyl] Hrystak gives Trump high marks. … [Additionally] the Central Intelligence Agency and Hrystak’s service have been cooperating more closely than [under] Obama … [who] was reluctant to get directly involved in Russia’s proxy war with the Ukrainians. … the CIA … made the relationship with Ukraine a higher priority. … The U.S. has helped Ukraine identify Russian operatives involved in attacks …. The Ukrainians recently provided the CIA … information on … Iranian diplomats[‘ efforts] to purchase Ukrainian surface-to-air missiles. …”

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