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National Security is Biggest Issue in Ukraine Scandal

April Ryan
November 8, 2019

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Ukrainian policemen patrol a street near the new line of contact in Katerynivka, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. The weaponry pullback finally began after President Volodymyr who won office in April on a pledge to end the war, visited the area around the eastern village of Zolote and confronted armed veterans who came there to try to hamper the weapons pullback. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

As Democrats are trying to help people understand the Ukraine matter in basic terms, national security concerns become the largest issue as a threat to American interests.

April Ryan speaks with PJ Crowley, former Assistant Secretary of State in the Obama Administration who offers clarity on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the impact on American national security.

Now this is a winning argument for re-election. Four more years, because we’re incompetent! Bring it on. https://t.co/QMz53gpkOi
— Philip J. Crowley (@PJCrowley) November 6, 2019

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan