Around the time of the reported story, January 2016, meeting between the Obama administration and Ukrainian officials took place. According to a Ukrainian press report as translated says quote, The U.S. department of State made it clear to the Ukrainian authorities that it was linking the $1 billion in loan guarantees to the dismissal of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. end quote. Now, we all know from the Obama administration and from the words of Vice president Biden himself, he advocated for the Prosecutor General's dismissal. (21:22–21:37)
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Asserts that the U.S. linked $1 billion in loan guarantees to the dismissal of Ukraine's Prosecutor General.
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