Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker said on the impeachment hearings against Donald trump that he did not force the Ukrainian authorities to investigate the activities of Joe Biden.

According to Walker, he "never knew nor participated knowingly in an attempt to" force Kiev to conduct such a trial, never discussed Biden with the Ukrainian authorities and was not involved in phone calls trump with Vladimir Zelensky on 25 July that provoked the impeachment proceedings.

Walker also said that he was not aware of the fact that military assistance to Ukraine could be related to the requirement of the investigation by Biden.

in addition, he stated that he does not believe the allegations of bribery against Biden. In his vision, they " dictated by private interests and not trustworthy ".

Trump is promoting a point of view according to which Biden Sr. made the resignation of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin to protect Burisma and the place of his son, hunter Biden, to the Board of Directors of the organization from corruption investigation.

Democrats started the impeachment process, knowing that trump has delayed military assistance to Ukraine and recovered in response to a defrost aid investigation against Biden - a political opponent of the presidential candidate. On Tuesday in the chamber of the commissioners, opened the second week of public hearings.



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