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How Ukraine landed in the spotlight of an American political drama
For the second time in three years, Ukraine, the former Soviet republic between Russia and the West, has been caught in the glare of US news cameras because of an American political drama. In 2016, the spotlight was trained on the campaign chairman for Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for president, and the aide’s undisclosed...
White House tried to ‘lock down’ Ukraine call records, whistleblower says
After hearing President Donald Trump tried to persuade Ukraine to investigate a 2020 campaign rival, senior officials at the White House scrambled to “lock down” records of the call, a whistleblower alleged in an explosive complaint released Thursday. …read more Source::...
Trump attacks whistleblower’s sources and alludes to punishment for spies
President Donald Trump on Thursday morning told a crowd of staff from the US Mission to the United Nations that he wants to know who provided information to a whistleblower about his phone call with the president of Ukraine, saying that whoever did so was “close to a spy” and that “in the old days,” spies were dealt with differently. …read...
Whistleblower alleges Trump sought foreign meddling in 2020 election
A whistleblower report released by a congressional panel on Thursday said President Donald Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 election to advance his personal political interests, risking US national security. …read more Source::...
US expects about $30 million in Ukraine military aid may be delayed
The Trump administration expects that perhaps only $30 million of this year’s $250 million in military aid to Ukraine will not be put in the spending pipeline by a Monday deadline, when the government’s fiscal year ends, two US officials told Reuters. …read more Source::...
Trump pressed Ukraine president to probe political rival: call summary
President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, in coordination with the US attorney general and his personal lawyer, according to a summary of an explosive July phone call released by the Trump administration on Wednesday. …read more Source::...
House begins Trump impeachment inquiry over call to Ukraine leader
Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election. …read more Source::...
Trump blames Europe for his delay of Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he held up US aid to Ukraine that has become the subject of furious controversy because European countries have not paid their fair share to support the country, and pointed to the fact that the money was eventually released as evidence that he had done nothing wrong. …read more Source::...
Trump denies pressuring Ukraine, will not commit to transcript release
US President Donald Trump on Monday denied trying to coerce Ukraine into investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden, but wavered about whether he would release a transcript of a phone call that some Democrats say is grounds for his impeachment. …read more Source::...
President is defiant as House Democrats press for Ukraine files
Leading congressional Democrats demanded Monday that the Trump administration turn over documentation about allegations that President Donald Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian president to dig up dirt on a leading political rival, as a growing number of their colleagues said his actions could warrant impeachment. …read more Source::...
