ukraine as part of their portfolio. it was very disturbing to them and rightfully so. >> so vindman also writes about the july 10th meeting between t top. he says, on july 10th, 2019, the secretary of the national security and defense council for ukraine visited washington, d.c. for a meeting with national security adviser bolton. ambassadors volker and sondland also attended along with energy secretary rick perry. the meeting proceeded well until the ukrainians broached the subject of a meeting between the two presidents. the ukrainians saw this meeting as critically important in order to solidify the support of their most important international partner. ambassador sondland started to speak about ukraine delivering specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with the president, at which time ambassador bolton cut the meeting short. following this meeting, there was a scheduled debriefing during which ambassador sondland emphasized the importance that ukraine deliver the