It was early September, and Ukraine’s new President, Volodymyr Zelensky, faced an agonizing choice: whether to capitulate to U.S. President Trump’s demands to publicly announce investigations against his political enemies or to refuse, and lose desperately needed military aid.
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New York Times: Zelensky bowed to Trump’s demands, until luck spared him
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting in New York on Sept. 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
