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RFE/RL: Trump considers suspension of military aid to Ukraine, angering US lawmakers

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Published Aug. 30, 2019 at 9:59 am

US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn to board Marine One before departing from the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2019.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering blocking $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, Western media report, raising objections from lawmakers of both U.S. political parties.

Citing senior administration officials, Politico and Reuters reported that Trump had ordered a reassessment of the aid program that Kyiv uses to battle Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.