Ukraine Aid Delay Didn’t Harm U.S. National Security, Defense Secretary Says
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the Pentagon is preparing to respond to the House impeachment inquiry, but that the delay in hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine didn’t harm national security.
Esper said on Sunday that the Defense Department’s focus since he took over has been on the importance of the aid to Ukraine, whether the former Soviet republic had been making progress on corruption, and whether other NATO allies are also assisting Ukraine.