Williams says first thing Zelensky asked Pence: security assistance

In her testimony, Jennifer Williams, an aide to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, discussed a meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Williams told lawmakers that the first thing the Ukrainian president asked Pence about was the status of security aide.

She added, "I believe that's what President Zelensky was indicating, that any signal or sign that U.S. support was wavering would be construed by Russia as potentially an opportunity for them to strengethen their own hand in Ukraine."