Section: Daily Maverick (South Africa)
Newsdeck: U.S. diplomat testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated probes
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The top American diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday that President Donald Trump made the release of U.S. security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kiev publicly declaring it would carry out politically motivated investigations that he demanded. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Democrats alarmed about possible U.S withdrawal from Open Skies treaty
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Four senior Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday they believed the Trump administration may withdraw from a treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over U.S., Russian and other territory, warning it would be a gift to Russia and undermine confidence in the U.S. commitment to Ukraine. …read more...
Newsdeck: U.S. diplomat at center of Trump-Ukraine affair to meet with House committee staff
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine will tell his story to congressional committee staff on Thursday as part of a Democratic-led impeachment probe of the Republican president. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Temperamental Trump blows his top over impeachment inquiry
Easily rankled when Democrats accuse him of wrongdoing, Trump boiled over on Wednesday at the impeachment inquiry they are pursuing over his July 25 phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Trump’s Attack on Whistle-Blower in Private Meeting Was Caught on Video
President Donald Trump used a closed-door gathering with U.S. diplomats in New York to attack Democratic rival Joe Biden and disparage a whistle-blower complaint over his controversial call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy now at the heart of an impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Daily...
BUSINESS MAVERICK: 27 September: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
A whistle-blower claims Trump’s team sought to conceal his Ukraine call. Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam explains why the government won’t meet protesters’ demands. Japan’s biggest bank cuts jobs across Asia Pacific. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about today. …read more Source:: Daily...
THE TRANSCRIPT TIMES: Trump to Zelensky on Ukraine: Nice country you have there, it would be a shame if something happened to it
A transcription of a problematic phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart has triggered an impeachment process in the American legislature. Things are about to get very dangerous – but for who? …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Congress to Receive Whistle-Blower Complaint on Wednesday
House Democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his interactions with a foreign leader. The proceedings threaten to slow work in Washington on other crucial policy matters and overshadow the 2020 election. The White House Wednesday released a rough transcript of a call between the president and Ukraine...
Newsdeck: Biden to back impeachment if Trump does not cooperate with U.S. Congress
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept 24 (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will say on Tuesday that he is in favor of impeachment of Donald Trump if the Republican president does not comply with congressional requests for information on Ukraine and other matters, a spokesman said. …read more Source:: Daily...
Newsdeck: Trump Suggests He Discussed Biden With Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge on Sunday that he had discussed former Vice President Joe Biden in a July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president that is the subject of a congressional investigation. …read more Source:: Daily...
