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With “U.S. military aid to Ukraine [being] at the heart of the impeachment battle here,” as CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell noted on Tuesday, they sent a reporter over to Ukraine to see how important that aid was. But while foreign correspondent Holly Williams was busy suggesting President Trump had harmed Ukraine’s ability to fight Russian-back separatists, she completely ignored the fact he was the reason Ukraine was getting lethal aid at all.
“A scandal over U.S. military aid to Ukraine triggered the impeachment hearings, but here American aid isn't about politics, it's about survival,” she reported earnestly. “Ukraine's been fighting a war against Russian-backed separatists since 2014. The conflict has claimed more than 13,000 lives.”
Williams continued to impress upon viewers how important U.S. military aid was to the embattled country: “American military aid helps Ukraine defend itself against Russia, but it also discourages Russia from using the same tactics in other countries, and, arguably, makes the world a safer place. U.S. military aid to Ukraine also includes antitank missiles and training for front-line soldiers.”
Bringing things back around to impeachment and accusations Trump withheld military aid for personal gain, she lamented, “Whether they're impeachable or not there, the people affected here, say the American president's actions can have devastating consequences.” But while CBS was suggesting President Trump was hurting Ukraine, he was the real reason they were getting that lethal military aid from the U.S.
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