Former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill said that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was 'justifiably alarmed' when he realized there was a 'highly political aspect of the meeting that we were looking for eventually with President Zelensky.'
Obama administration didn't give weapons to Ukraine out of concern "this would provoke the Russians," Hill saysFiona Hill, the White House's former top Russia expert, said javelin anti-tank weapons were not given to Ukraine under the Obama administration because of"concerns this would provoke the Russians."
Steve Castor, the Republicans' lawyer, said that under the Obama administration, there was an agreement to provide the javelins — but they were never delivered."I was, and I think it was very much made on a political basis about concerns this would provoke the Russians, depending on how this was presented," she said."And we were very mindful of that also when there were discussions internally about the lethal, defensive weapons inside the administration.", Rep.
"Aid to Ukraine under President Trump has been much more robust than it was under President Obama, thanks to the provision of Javelin anti-tank weapons," he said.
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