Politico: Vindman leads new push to send military contractors to Ukraine
The Trump impeachment figure is raising money to help with vehicle and weapons repairs on the front lines.
A group of former military officers and private donors is raising money to send Western mechanics close to the Ukrainian frontlines, where they will repair battle-damaged donated weapons and vehicles that have been flooding into the country.
Leading the group is a familiar name in American politics: Alexander Vindman.
The retired Army officer played a central role in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearings by testifying about the president’s 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. During the call, Trump pushed Zelenskyy to investigate the son of then-candidate Joe Biden, Hunter, and his business ties in the country, and was accused of using U.S. military assistance as a lever.
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Update: US plans to send up to 200 contractors to Ukraine for arms repair work (Al Mayadeen)
WNU Editor: When they say 200, they really mean 2,000. What I see now is the groundwork being laid for thousands of Americans and Europeans going to Ukraine to work as private contractors to assist and/or be directly involved in the war.