Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Key witnesses appear at third public Trump impeachment hearing
Four more witnesses were set to appear Tuesday in the third public hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump including two – Alexander Vindman and Kurt Volker – who previously have offered contrasting testimony behind closed doors. Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel and the White House...
Trump tweets he might be willing to testify in impeachment inquiry
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he might be willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry over his dealings with Ukraine “even though I did nothing wrong.” …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump impeachment probe set to pick up speed with eight more witnesses
The impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump shifts into higher gear this week when a parade of officials will face questioning by Democratic lawmakers seeking details that could link Trump to a pressure campaign against Ukraine potentially for his political benefit. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia gives back three seized Ukraine ships: foreign ministry
Russia said Monday it had handed back three Ukrainian naval ships seized off the Crimean coast a year ago, but Kiev did not immediately confirm the move. …read more Source:: The Daily...
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...
