Section: Lebanon
Ukraine lawmaker says he met Giuliani to discuss misuse of US taxpayer money in Ukraine
An independent Ukrainian lawmaker said Thursday he had met U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in Kiev to discuss the alleged misuse of U.S. taxpayer money by Ukrainian state bodies. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine threatens to wall off part of Donbass region if no agreement with Russia
A top Ukrainian presidential aide Thursday said Ukraine would wall off the rest of the country from occupied territories if Russia failed to agree to a ceasefire and prisoner swap at a summit in Paris next week. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Moscow Pledges ‘Retaliatory Measures’ after Germany Kicks out Diplomats
Russia on Wednesday pledged “retaliatory measures” after Germany expelled two Russian diplomats and its prosecutors said Moscow ‘could be behind’ the killing of a former Chechen commander in Berlin. “We are forced to carry out a series of retaliatory measures,” a representative of the Russian foreign ministry told AFP, declining to be...
Top US career diplomat rejects Ukraine meddling theory
WAS|HINGTON: The top US career diplomat Tuesday unambiguously rejected a theory promoted by President Donald Trump that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Administration Quietly Releases Lebanon Military Aid
The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some US lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the Trump impeachment inquiry. The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing funds for the Lebanese Army was released and US...
Two security officers killed in east Ukraine ahead of summit: army
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine President Denies ‘Quid Pro Quo’ with Trump
Ukraine’s president on Monday renewed his denial of a quid pro quo with Donald Trump over military aid, despite a growing case against the US president in impeachment proceedings in Washington. “I did not speak with US President Trump in those terms: you give me this, I give you that,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with European...
Trump was Aware of Whistle-Blower Complaint When He Released Aid to Ukraine: Report
US President Donald Trump had already been briefed regarding a whistle-blower’s complaint about his dealings with Ukraine when he unfroze military aid for that country in September, according to two people familiar with the matter, reported The New York Times. In a new twist to the impeachment saga, lawyers from the White House...
US Senator Makes Unannounced Visit to Lebanon, Meets Army Commander
US Senator Chris Murphy on Monday arrived on an unannounced visit to Lebanon, where he met the Army Commander General Joseph Aoun. In a tweet, the US senator said he arrived in Lebanon to ‘assess’ American military aid to the country. He stressed that the administration of President Donald Trump cannot withhold any assistance already...
Trump Conduct Worse than Nixon’s: Democratic Impeachment Head
Donald Trump’s conduct with Ukraine was far worse than the behavior that led to Richard Nixon’s downfall, the head of the congressional impeachment probe said Thursday as he summed up the case for the US president’s removal. Lawmakers investigating whether Trump abused his office by bullying Ukraine into assisting his reelection...
