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On the recordJanuary 21, 2020
We took out our Ambassador Yovanovitch who was a champion for helping fight corruption. We didn't provide any new programs to Zelensky, the new president, who actually wanted to have help taking on corruption.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the lack of U.S. support for Ukraine in combating corruption.

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