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White House restores trade benefits for Ukraine after more than two months of delay

Washington Post logoThe White House trade representative restored some of Ukraine’s trade privileges Friday evening, reinstating benefits that were initially prepared for approval in late August.

The paperwork was expected to be routine at the time, but then-national security adviser John Bolton had warned U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer that President Trump would oppose any action that benefited Kyiv, said people briefed on the matter.

Following Bolton’s warning, the White House pulled the paperwork back. Bolton resigned in September but the paperwork continued to languish. It was finally approved Friday.

View the complete October 25 article by Reis Thebault, David J. Lynch and Josh Dawsey on The Washignton Post website here.