Whatever Mr. Trump said and did regarding Ukraine and Russia, his administration often went in the other direction-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….[Meaning "their US taxpayer partners."]

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].”…

2/25/2024, “The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin,“ NY Times, Adam Entous, Michael Schwirtz

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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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