Ukrainian Defence Minister Andriy Zahorodnyuk speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine expects the United States to maintain or even increase military aid to Kiev next year despite the issue being part of a political battle in Washington over the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Defence Minister Andriy Zahorodniuk told Reuters.
Trump is accused by his Democrat opponents of freezing nearly $400 million in security aid to Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to open investigations into Trump's main rival for the 2020 presidential race.
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