Strong bipartisan congressional support for ukraine, senator johnson cautioned president zelensky that President Trump has a negative view of ukraine and t that president zelensky would have a difficult time overcoming it. Senator johnson further explained he had been shocked by President Trumps negative reaction during an Oval Office Meeting on may 23rd. On september 8th ambassador taylor told me, now theyre insisting zelensky commit to the investigation in an interview with cnn, which i took to refer to the three amigos. I was shocked their request was so specific and concrete. While we advise our ukrainian counterparts to follow the rule of law in investigating corruption allegations, thfis ws a demand that president zelensky commit on a cable news channel to an investigation of President Trumps rival. The hold was finally lifted after significant press coverage and expressions of concern about the withholding of Security Assistance. Although we knew the hold was lifted we were stil
Testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. You may be seated. The microphones are sensitive so you will need to speak directly into them. Without objection, your written statements will made be made part of the record. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for your Opening Statement and when you conclude, dr. Hill, you will be recognized thereafter for your Opening Statement. Mr. Holmes thank you. Good morning, mr. Chairman. Members of the committee. My name is david holmes. Im a Career Foreign Service officer with the department of state. Since august 2017, i have been a political counselor at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine. While it is an honor to appear before you today, i want to make sure make clear i did not seek this opportunity to testify today. Since you determined i may have something of value to these proceedings and issued a subpoena, it is my obligation
Ukraine, President Trump it was said, has a negative view of ukraine, and president zelensky would have a difficult time overcoming it. Senator johnson further expla explained he had been quote, shocked by President Trumps negative reaction during an Oval Office Meeting when he and the three amigos proposed that trump meet president zelensky, and show support for ukraine. On september 8th, ambassador taylor told me, quote, now theyre insisting zelensky commit to the investigation in an interview with cnn. Which i took from the three amigos. I was shocked their request was so specific and concrete while he urged our counterparts to follow the rule of law, and generally investigating corruption allegations, this was a demand that president zelensky personally commit on a cable news channel to a specific investigation of President Trumps political rival. On september 11th, the hold was finally lifted after significant press coverage and bipartisan coverage. We were still concerned that pr
Nice. I was with the convoy of guardians for the third time it was driven by the mateushvydzinsky kindergarten to ukraine. More than 120 cars this time i collected among family and friends and we managed to collect a little less than 200 thousand dollars for pickup trucks and two or so drones. We brought all of them already. Last week, we first went to kyiv on kyiv, then kharkiv, then to kharkiv, from kharkiv to the temporary ravine, one team and the other to the front line to the 26th Artillery Brigade, which deals with polish crabs that shoot american ammunition, american ammunition, where they were directly arrested military personnel at the front, and it was a great pleasure that among them was a polish volunteer medic, so one of the pickup trucks will be used to transport the wounded from kyiv to kharkiv , we also brought a certain number of drones for the front. Why are you going this trip is not a safe person that it is more dangerous than it actually is an argument that convinc
Mr. Voluntarslaviam i welcome you to espresso and yours truly from ukraine were here as a volunteer and where exactly were you and what are your impressions of what you saw. Good day, very pleasant. I was with the convoy of guardians for the third time , it was led by mateuszvodzinsky ukraine already more than 120 cars this time i did collection among family and friends and we managed to collect a little less than 200 thousand dollars, it will be a lot for pickups and twice as much drones , we brought seven of them already. Kharkiv to the temporary ravine, one team and the other to the front line to the 26th Artillery Brigade, which is engaged in polish crabs that shoot american ammunition , american ammunition itself, where they were sent directly to the military at the front, and it was a great pleasure that among them there was a polish volunteer medic, so one of the pickups will serve to transport the wounded from kyiv to kharkiv, we also brought a certain number of drones for the