Results of Trump administration #1 show Pompeo and Bolton ruled regarding Ukraine and Russia-NY Times, Feb. 25, 2024, page 1

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“The election of Mr. Trump in November 2016 put the Ukrainians and their C.I.A. partners on edge….

But whatever Mr. Trump said and did, his administration often

went in the other direction.

This is because Mr. Trump had put Russia hawks in key positions, including

Mike Pompeo as C.I.A. director and 

John Bolton as national security adviser.

They visited Kyiv to underline their full support for the secret [US-Ukraine] partnership, which expanded to include more specialized training programs

and the building of additional secret bases [financed by US taxpayers].”…

2/28/2024, “The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin,“ NY Times, Adam Entous, Michael Schwirtz

 "A Ukrainian Army soldier in a forest near Russian lines this month [Feb. 2024]. A C.I.A.-supported network of spy bases has been constructed in the past eight years that includes 

12 secret locations along the Russian border.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times"

 2/25/2024, "The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin," NY Times

"For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries 

in countering Russia."

"Adam Entous and Michael Schwirtz conducted more than 200 interviews in Ukraine, several other European countries and the United States to report this story." 

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Comment: No mention in the article as to why anyone--Ukraine, “the CIA,” MI6, US taxpayers, or anyone else--

 would want to “fight Putin.”

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