Trump Ordered Hold on Military Aid to Ukraine because of Corruption

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered to temporarily block the allocation of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million due to the high level of corruption in the country. This was reported with reference to three senior officials by The Washington Post.   Donald Trump gave the order to the Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, it was handed over at an interagency meeting to the Ministry of Defense and the Department of State in mid-July. The funds were unfrozen in connection with the approaching end of the fiscal year. In addition, the edition notes that this was not Trump’s attempt to put pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as their phone calls took place later on July 25. It is noted that they did indeed talk about corruption in Ukraine, and the head of the White House noted Zelensky’s intention to really put an end to this and called the conversation excellent. Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that during Trump conversation with Zelensky in July an American leader tried eight times to force Kyiv to assist lawyer Rudolf Giuliani in investigating the actions of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son, allegedly associated with a Ukrainian gas company. Biden, who is considered Trump’s main rival in the 2020 presidential election, demanded to release the details of the calls. In response, Trump said that he would consider publishing a transcript of his conversation with Zelensky. Izvestia