EU Memo Appears at Odds With Biden’s Claims About Fired Ukraine Prosecutor

Mr. Shokin served as Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 2015 to 2016 when he was fired following allegations of corruption.

President Joe Biden gives remarks during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on July 28, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A newly released report contradicts President Joe Biden’s claim that he threatened to withhold U.S. loan guarantees to Ukraine because then-prosecutor Viktor Shokin was failing to meet anti-corruption standards.

Mr. Shokin served as prosecutor general of Ukraine from 2015 to 2016, when he was fired over allegations of corruption.