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First your credibility, mr. holmes, and can you tell us and confirm in 2014 you received the william rif kin constructive dissent award from the obama administration state department? >> yes, sir. >> that was for dissent you brought up against an administration policy, is that right? >> that's right. >> congratulations, and thank you for speaking up in the way you did. what we're really here about is what you're working on in ukraine. i want you to take a look at the picture. who do you see in the foreground of that photo? >> president zelensky. >> that's a photograph in may, 2019, where newly...

Ensure the long-term sustainability of u.s. investments in the transformation of the ukrainian military from a soviet model to a nato force. the national defense authorization act requires the department of defense to certify defense reform progress to release half of the ukraine security assistance initiative, or u.s. ai funds, provision we find very helpful. based on recommendations from me and other key dod advisors, the department of defense in coordination with the department of state certified in may 2019 that ukraine had "taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms f...

Ukraine's side. it is a tragedy for the united states and for ukraine that our efforts which were bearing fruit have been thrown into disarray. my role as u.s. special cts of - representative was the most senior u.s. official to work solely on the ukrainian portfolio, if we needed to adopt a policy decision i made the case for it. if anyone needed to speak out publicly, i would do it. when we failed to get a timely statement about russia's illegal attack on ukraine's navy and seizure of ukraine sailors, i tweeted about it in order to condemn the act. if a problem arose i knew it was my job to ...

Is a tragedy for the united states and for ukraine that our efforts in this area which were bearing fruit have now been thrown into disarray. one of the critical aspects of my role as u.s. special representative was that as the most senior u.s. official appointed to work solely on the ukraine portfolio, i needed to step forward to provide leadership. we needed to adopt a policy position, i made the case for it. we needed to -- if anyone needed to speak out publicly, i would do it. when we failed to get a timely statement about russia's illegal attack on ukraine's navy and seizure of ukraine sa...

Unlikely president trump will eventually testify in front of house intel. they say either in person or in writing. they say they admire the president's willingness to go on defense and explain himself and his policy to the committee, but they also say they are worried that if he agreed it would legitimize the process that they say have been unfair and is a sham ever since it began. also developing right now, harris, fox news has obtained the copy of a letter that republicans on the committee sent to republican senator ron johnson. they are asking him to produce any evidence he has about presid...