国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. ambassador testifies Trump directed diplomats to work with his lawyer on Ukr
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Sondland">Sondland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="testified">testified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Rudy">Rudy</span> <span word="Giuliani">Giuliani</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span>, <span word="Sondland">Sondland</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Volodymyr">Volodymyr</span> <span word="Zelensky">Zelensky</span> <span word="requesting">requesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="era">era</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Zelensky">Zelensky</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furthering">furthering</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>; <span word="or">or</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Giuliani">Giuliani</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>," <span word="Sondland">Sondland</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Giuliani">Giuliani</span>," <span word="Sondland">Sondland</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Inviting">Inviting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="influencing">influencing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="election">election</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Withholding">Withholding</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>," <span word="Sondland">Sondland</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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