Three congressional committees considering impeachment of the president have released texts by US diplomats concerning Ukraine

Congress has published documents showing the extent of US diplomatic concern about Donald Trump’s pressure on the Ukrainian government to undertake action in support of his domestic political interests.

Three congressional committees holding impeachment hearings into Trump’s conduct, have released a series of texts that show that US diplomats made clear that any improvement in Kyiv’s relations with Washington would be dependent on Zelenskiy’s cooperation in Trump’s quest to find damaging material about the son of his leading political opponent, and on the Democrats in general.