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Russia begins moving captured Ukrainian ships before possible handover
Russia began moving three captured Ukrainian navy ships Sunday after a Russian newspaper reported Moscow would return them to Ukraine ahead of a four-way summit on eastern Ukraine next month, a Reuters reporter said. …read more Source:: The Daily...
White House budget official testifies in impeachment probe Saturday
A White House budget official walked into a closed session of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump Saturday, where he testified about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump attacks witness on Twitter during testimony
President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Friday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing in Congress, in an extraordinary moment that Democrats said amounted to witness intimidation. …read more Source:: The Daily...
U.S. envoy to Ukraine was ‘smeared and cast aside,’ Democrat tells impeachment hearing
A second day of televised impeachment hearings opened Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives with the spotlight on Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine branded “bad news” by President Donald Trump before he fired her. …read more Source:: The Daily...
White House releases summary of April call with Ukraine’s President
The White House on Friday released a summary of an April phone call in which President Donald Trump congratulated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his election win. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine anti-graft body questions former central bank deputy governor
Ukraine’s anti-corruption body has questioned former central bank First Deputy Governor Oleksandr Pysaruk regarding the insolvency of VAB bank while he worked at the central bank, Pysaruk’s new employer said Tuesday. VIENNA, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s anti-corruption body has questioned former central bank First Deputy...
Ukraine, Russian-backed rebels begin Donbass village withdrawal
Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels began withdrawing from a village in the disputed Donbass region Saturday, one of a series of measures that could pave the way for a summit between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. …read more Source:: The Daily...
U.S. lawmakers release impeachment testimony of top Ukraine diplomat
The U.S. House committees leading the impeachment probe of Republican President Donald Trump released a transcript Wednesday of the deposition of Ambassador William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Slams ‘Shifty’ Adam Schiff as ‘Proven Liar’ Who May Change Impeachment Testimony Transcripts
US President Donald Trump has gone on Twitter to accuse House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of preparing to release “manipulated” transcripts of closed-door impeachment testimonies. “If shifty Adam Schiff, who is a corrupt politician who fraudulently made up what I said on the ‘call,’ is allowed to release transcripts of the...
Trump calls on Ukraine whistleblower to come forward
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on the whistleblower whose concerns prompted an impeachment inquiry to come forward, appealing directly to the intelligence community employee in a stark departure from norms of conduct in such cases. …read more Source:: The Daily...
