in an instant, i realized that one of the key pillars of our strong support for ukraine was threatened. irregular policy channel was running contrary to the goals of long-standing u.s. policy. there followed a series of interled agency meetings, starting at the staff level and quickly reaching the level of cabinet secretaries. at every meeting, the unanimous conclusion was that the security systems should be resumed, thehole hold lifted. at one point they were asked to perform an anal sills. township a day the defense department came back can the determination the assistance was effective and should be resumed. my understanding was the secretary of defense and state, the cia director and national security adviser sought a jointed meeting with the president to convince him to release the hold but such a meeting was hard to schedule and the hold lasted well into september. on july 9th, in a phone call