US President Donald Trump has forced out the Pentagon’s top policy official who certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration’s release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv.
Al Jazeera: US official who certified Ukraine aid resigns at Trump’s request
Defense Undersecretary for Policy, John Rood (L), and Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, director of operations (J3) for the Joint Staff, appear before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 29, 2019 in Washington, DC.
