Ukraine has stopped cooperating with Mueller reportedly out of fear of retaliation from Trump

Paul Manafort.
(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Ukraine has frozen a number of investigations into President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, seemingly out of fear that the White House could potentially retaliate, The New York Times reports. The cases stem from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which Trump has slammed as a "witch hunt," with Ukraine's decision to freeze the probes coming amid the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the U.S. to Kiev.

"In every possible way, we will avoid irritating the top American officials," explained Volodymyr Ariev, a member of Parliament who is close to Ukraine President Petro O. Poroshenko. "We shouldn't spoil relations with the administration."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.