Section: Iran
Ukraine army, pro-Russia forces start withdrawing from east
The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian forces have started withdrawing from a key area in the country’s volatile east as part of a deal to end the long-running conflict in the region. …read more Source::...
White House Official Was ‘Concerned’ about Trump’s Ukraine Call
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A White House official who listened in on the July 25 phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart will tell Congress he was “concerned” about the exchange and reported his unease to a National Security Council lawyer. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
US Army officer had warned of Trump-Ukraine ties twice
US Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the highest-ranking Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, about President Donald Trump’s interactions with Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Report: Ukraine Leader Voiced Concerns About Trump Political Pressure Prior to Phone Call
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May discussed with advisers at length his concerns about the pressure that President Donald Trump was applying on him to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, two months before the leaders’ July 25 phone call, The Associated Press reported. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Report: Ex-US Special Representative for Ukraine Pressed Zelensky to Convince Trump He Would Launch Investigations Before Call
TEHRAN (FNA)- Former US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before his July call with Donald Trump that it was vital he convince the US president he was prepared to investigate the 2016 US election, according to The Wall Street Journal. …read more Source:: Fars News...
US Diplomat Says Ukraine Aid Was Tied to Political Investigations
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top diplomat to Ukraine told House investigators Tuesday that he believed the administration of President Donald Trump withheld aid to Ukraine in an effort to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch politically motivated investigations, according to his opening statement and multiple sources familiar with his...
Most damming testimony in Trump impeachment comes from US chargé d’affaires in Ukraine
William Taylor has given the most damning testimony in impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. …read more Source::...
Perry Won’t Comply with Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry
TEHRAN (FNA)- Outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not comply with a House subpoena to turn over documents tied to his involvement with Ukraine, the Department of Energy wrote in a letter to Democratic lawmakers. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Perry tells Trump he will resign as energy secretary
Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas who has become engulfed in the Ukraine scandal, said he would resign as secretary of energy. …read more Source::...
Hunter Biden Denies Any Wrongdoings in Ukraine, Calls Trump ‘Unethical’ Character from ‘B Movie’
TEHRAN (FNA)- In an interview with ABC News, son of US Democratic primary favourite and former vice president, Hunter Biden denied any wrongdoing in his job on the board of directors of Ukrainian gas firm Burisma and once again confirmed that he had no substantial conversations about it with his father, Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Fars...
