Article snippet: A top U.S. diplomat who raised concerns about the Trump administration’s decision to withhold aid to Ukraine is slated to testify Tuesday behind closed doors as House Democrats press ahead with their impeachment inquiry. Democrats are hoping to receive powerful testimony from William Taylor, a career foreign service official who has worked as chargé d’affaires for Ukraine since June. His deposition is the latest in a string of appearances by civil servants and political appointees providing details about MORE’s contacts with Ukraine. Taylor is considered a high-value witness because he appeared to threaten to quit his post after describing a “nightmare scenario” in text messages with two other U.S. diplomats — MORE, then Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. According to messages Volker turned over to the House, Taylor raised concerns that Ukraine would make good on providing an unspecified “interview,” but that Trump would renege on almost $400 million in military aid. “The nightmare is they give the interview and don’t get the security assistance,” Taylor texted to Volker and Sondland, according to transcripts released by Democrats. “The Russians love it. (And I quit).” The next day, Taylor warned Sondland that Trump’s previous decision to withhold the aid had already strained relations between the two allies to the benefit of Russia, which launched an incursion into Ukraine in 2014 and annexed eastern part... Link to the full article to read more