News Alert: Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm

As the U.S. relationship with Ukraine unraveled, Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, stepped forward to assert that he was now in charge of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. Recently released text messages between Sondland and other U.S. officials give a glimpse of a pervasive divide between uneasy career national security officials and political appointees who became complicit in the president's use of American influence to advance his electoral interests.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Oct 5, 11:11 AM     Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm As the U.S. relationship with Ukraine unraveled, Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, stepped forward to assert that he was now in charge of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. Recently released text messages between Sondland and other U.S. officials give a glimpse of a pervasive divide between uneasy career national security officials and political appointees who became complicit in the president's use of American influence to advance his electoral interests. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071