Because a great way to quash cooperation with investigations into your political campaign is to let folk know that approval of their critical weapon purchases is kinda-sorta-probably contingent on their doing so.
Volodymyr Ariev, a member of Parliament who is an ally of President Petro O. Poroshenko, readily acknowledged that the intention in Kiev was to put investigations into Mr. Manafort’s activities “in the long-term box.”
“In every possible way, we will avoid irritating the top American officials,” Mr. Ariev said in an interview. “We shouldn’t spoil relations with the administration.”
How convEEEEnient.
Ukraine, Seeking U.S. Missiles, Halted Cooperation With Mueller Investigation
Ukraine, deeply dependent on the Trump administration for financial and military aid, froze its cooperation with the special counsel’s office.
