Posted on 02/07/2020 8:49:35 AM PST by elpadre
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is currently withholding approval for at least six commercial orders for arms and ammunition from U.S. companies to Ukraine, BuzzFeed has reported.
"The Trump administration is currently withholding approval for at least six commercial orders for arms and ammunition from US companies to Ukraine, together worth roughly $30 million, according to three current Ukrainian officials and a former senior U.S. official who have direct knowledge of the sales, straining an already fragile relationship between the two countries," says the article posted on the BuzzFeed's website on Thursday.
All four officials said that five of the pending sales from U.S. companies have been delayed for around a year, and one of the sales has been held up for more than a year. The officials said they haven't been able to get any answers from the Trump administration about why the deals, which typically take around two months to approve and must be licensed by the State Department, haven't received approval.
"It might be wise for the Ukrainians to look for other sources" from which to buy arms and ammunition, said the U.S. official, who said he has questioned senior White House and State Department officials about the issue.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv declined to comment on the matter, and the White House and State Department did not respond to requests for comments. Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian state-owned arms conglomerate and the official buyer of all the arms and ammunition, also didn’t respond when asked for comment.
"Two Ukrainian officials who spoke to BuzzFeed News believe the delays could be related to a Chinese attempt to buy a strategic Ukrainian aerospace company that the U.S. has tried to block, raising the possibility of Kyiv getting caught up in a power play between Beijing and Washington," BuzzFeed said.
Confucious say: “Soy Sauce on voting ballot not chinese interference”
$7 Billion missing in Ukraine is a pretty good reason to slam the damn brakes on.
Watch Beck’s latest video. It will all be crystal clear. I promise. Yeah, I know. It’s 90 minutes of Beck. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
The Antonov Design Bureau is in the Ukraine. They designed the largest transport aircraft ever in regular production and use. The administration may want to pressure them not to do business with China.
On 30 August 2016, Antonov agreed to complete the second [Antonov An-225 Mriya] airframe for Airspace Industry Corporation of China ... as a prelude to commencing series production.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya
An-225 is the largest aircraft in regular service.
You have to allow for the kick backs, the money for the Biden family, The Clinton Foundation, it all adds up
Unfortunately, it’s all about the big bucks of arms dealing. Things change. We used to have an Air Force base in Libya, till Khadaffi came along.
When I was at a Texas USAF pilot training base, we trained Iranian Air Force pilots. I told my squadron commander, that eventually, we would be enemies with Iran. I was right. He told me, that he trained Cuban pilots. We know how that turned out.
As a side light, it was that experience, that told me, if we ever had an air war with Iran, it would be a very one sided conflict. Iranian pilots couldn’t fly airplanes, to save their rears. 🤗
What do the Democrats know?
Trump never denied withholding from Ukraine.
Trump never denied asking for information that might be related to Biden.
Trump only said the aid was not conditioned solely on investigating Biden.....
So what do the Democrats know....
Trump’s aquital frees him to lawfully withhold aid and trade if Ukraine will not investigate corruption within there government..
What do the Democrats know?
The DOJ has been investigating interference of the 2016 election. They know he is no longer under investigation.
Their investigation of Trump was launched solely to obstruct the DOJ.
What do the Democrats know?
He’s has them by their political short hairs....
I expect,
Soon after the election we will see some republicans resign and shortly after that, the DOJ announces indictment.
Followed by democrat resignations.
The innocent (Trump) stay and fight the charges. The guilty flee to avoid accountability after they’ve been found out.
A proxy war with Russia. Looks like Iran Contra on steroids.
I bet the squirrels are hiding their nuts right now. Deep state from both parties involved. Might explain the Romney connection too.
I’m telling every single freeper to watch that. Barr can no longer sit on his ass.
Watch the Beck vid.
Motor Sich is one of a handful of companies in the world that can design and build a new model of piston, turboprop, or jet engine from scratch. So far, that capability has eluded China's aerospace sector and thereby weakens China's military and civilian aerospace ambitions.
The sale of Motor Sich to China has been formally held up in Ukraine by various administrative and court proceedings, but the determinative factors are ultimately political, strategic, and financial. The US is offering an aid package that would keep the company private, but the US no doubt also wants guarantees against technology transfer to China and on other issues.
How many posts will say “watch the Beck video” while no one bothers putting up the link? There are a lot of Beck videos but anything on Ukraine is 4 months old - WHICH ONE?
Good - I want peace deals with Russia - Ukraine is not worth a potential nuclear war scenario breaking out. Sorry, Ukraine. You Ukes are only acting tough because you think you can rope the USA into fighting your wars for you anyway.
See post #36
Direct link to Beck’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSwqca8KXU&feature=youtu.be
Glenn Beck Presents: Ukraine: The Final Piece
The media and the Left drove the narrative from the start on the July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. They wanted us to see only one thing. It’s time to look at more. Glenn Beck connects the dots between the phone call that led to the impeachment of President Trump and why an investigation into Hunter Biden is so important. Ultimately, this was never about Trump. It wasn’t even about the Bidens. This is about a violation of constitutional power by Barack Obama that will horrify even his most ardent supporters. Glenn pulls back the curtain on the theft of billions in international funds to Ukraine by following the clues in the phone call. Those clues could lead to mountains of corruption, and Hunter Biden might be the lynchpin to uncovering the entire thing.
What an absolute ball busting motherf***er we have for President.
I LOVE IT!!!!!!
I never thought I’d see a better POTUS than RR...but this guy is getting there.
Money laundering.
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