While the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump has focused on political drama in Washington, some believe that Ukraine has been unfairly overlooked in the debate. nbcnews.to/33OTuSo (1/5)
"There is a long standing issue of countries overlooking Ukraine," says Duncan Allan, a former British diplomat who served in embassies in Kyiv and Moscow. "And I think we've seen that happen again with the current situation in Washington." (2/5)
On the border between Russia and the West, Ukraine is fighting a war against Moscow-backed separatists that has claimed some 13,000 lives and continues to kill people every week. (3/5) 
Bill Taylor spelled out on Wednesday exactly why US aid is so important to Ukraine.
"Russian-led forces continue to kill Ukrainians in the war, one or two a week," he says. "More Ukrainians would undoubtedly die without the US assistance." (4/5)
"Russian-led forces continue to kill Ukrainians in the war, one or two a week," he says. "More Ukrainians would undoubtedly die without the US assistance." (4/5)
George Kent likened Ukraine's struggle against Russian aggression to foundation of the US.
Ukrainian volunteer battalions, he says, "are the 21st century Ukrainian equivalent of our own Minutemen in 1776, buying time for the regular army to reconstitute." (5/5) #NBCNewsThreads
Ukrainian volunteer battalions, he says, "are the 21st century Ukrainian equivalent of our own Minutemen in 1776, buying time for the regular army to reconstitute." (5/5) #NBCNewsThreads
