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Trump ‘put Biden pressure before Ukrainian troop lives’

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor

DONALD Trump cared more about getting Ukraine to probe political rival Joe Biden than its conflict with Russia, an impeachmen­t hearing was told.

William Taylor, the top US diplomat in Kiev, claims Ukraine lost troops fighting Kremlin forces after the President withheld “security assistance” cash to pressure it.

He said an aide told him of IMPEACHMEN­T Donald Trump

Mr Trump’s conversati­on with US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on July 26, a day after he spoke to Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Taylor said the aide could hear the President asking Mr Sondland about the investigat­ions. He added: “Sondland [said] Trump cares more about the investigat­ions of Biden.” Asked if Mr Trump’s delays would “cost lives”, Mr Taylor said: “Hard to make a direct connection but yeah.”

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