Section: Africa&ME
Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm – AP
The group reportedly touted connections to Giuliani and Trump while trying to install new management at the top of Ukraine’s massive state gas company. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Republicans are ‘terrified’ but the party must ‘get a grip on itself’
American former General Colin Powell says the Republican Party “needs to get a grip on itself” amid the Ukraine scandal. …read more Source::...
Another whistleblower in Ukraine scandal comes forward
A second whistleblower has come forward about President Donald Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival, lawyers for the official said Sunday. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Yovanovitch is latest casualty of Trump war on career diplomats
The treatment of US ambassador Marie Yovanovitch — disparaged by President Donald Trump and abruptly recalled from Ukraine — exemplifies what current and former US officials describe as a campaign by Trump against career diplomats.A veteran diplomat who has led the US embassies in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, Yovanovitch’s stint as...
2nd whistleblower with ‘first-hand’ info on Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward
A second whistleblower with “first-hand” info on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal has come forward. …read more Source::...
Second Trump Ukraine whistleblower comes forward
Washington – A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two. Attorney Mark Zaid told The Associated Press in a text message...
Thousands protest Ukraine leader’s peace plan
About 10,000 people including Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko gathered in central Kiev on Sunday to protest a plan for broader autonomy for separatist territories ahead of a high-stakes summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The protesters, who descended on Kiev’s Independence Square known locally as Maidan, chanted...
Thousands protest government’s peace plan in Ukraine
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, to protest a government peace plan that would grant broader autonomy to self-proclaimed, pro-Russia territories in the country’s east. …read more Source:: Iran...
Ivanka Trump deflects questions about her father’s impeachment
Instead of responding about her feelings on the Ukraine scandal, she discussed what Trump has been able to accomplish within the last few weeks. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Aide: US Energy Secretary Perry pushed Trump for Ukraine call, for energy issues
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry encouraged President Donald Trump to speak to Ukraine’s president – but on energy and economic issues, Perry’s spokeswoman said on Sunday, addressing …read more Source:: Al...
