Thursday, October 3, 2019

Trump Says He Delayed Ukraine Military Aid Over ‘Tremendous Corruption’ and to Force NATO Allies to Pay Fair Share

 U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinistö in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Oct. 2, 2019. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

President Donald Trump said he blocked military aid to Ukraine in the summer because of high levels of corruption and to spur European partners to shoulder a greater share of security assistance.

The Pentagon announced plans in June to send $250 million in aid to Ukraine, but its delivery was delayed. A defense official said last week that the Trump administration held up the money to analyze the extent to which Ukraine was addressing long-standing U.S. concerns about corruption. That funding was then released in September.

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