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SASC Presses DoD Policy Chief Nom Colby On Ukraine, As Trump Pauses Further Military Aid

SASC Presses DoD Policy Chief Nom Colby On Ukraine, As Trump Pauses Further Military Aid
Elbridge Colby (middle), nominee to be the next under secretary of defense for policy, participates in the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 17, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo)

A day after the Trump administration’s decision to pause further military aid to Ukraine, the president’s pick for the Pentagon’s top policy job was pressed during his confirmation hearing on his position regarding further support to Kyiv and his view on Russia’s invasion. Elbridge Colby, the nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, cited the “very delicate diplomatic process” underway when asked for his views on the topic, to include whether Russia had invaded Ukraine. “I would hate to…

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