JRL NEWSWATCH: “Is Russia Winning the Ukraine Scandal?” – Council on Foreign Relations/ Stephen Sestanovich

“U.S. military and economic support for Ukraine has so far weathered the widening impeachment inquiry into … Trump’s contacts with Kyiv. This backing could strengthen Ukraine in the next round of diplomacy with Russia. … Trump’s suspension of military aid to Kyiv was opposed both within his own administration and by Congress, and the move was reversed even before details of the famous July 25 phone call between Trump and Zelensky became public …. At this point, military aid could not be suspended again even if the president wanted to do so. Trump will also probably have little choice but to back strong economic aid for the new government. That Trump is boxed in could help Zelensky and his allies, as they develop plans to spur economic growth, take on a deeply corrupt system, resist Russian efforts to hold on to Ukrainian territory, and try to sustain the popular movement that brought them to power. …”

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