Understanding Ukraine’s Role in Trump Impeachment
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FEATURING DAVID MARPLES – While Washington DC is roiled with a looming impeachment inquiry, what is happening in the nation that has been ensnared in the political intrigue, Ukraine? President Volodymyr Zelensky is clearly unhappy about his side of the phone call with Trump shared publicly. But the deeper issue is how dependent Ukraine has been on US military aid against Russia, and the political involvement of Ukraine’s the oil and gas sector.
David Marples, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada, specializing in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.