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Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
Police in Ukraine are investigating whether the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before the Trump administration recalled her from Kiev, Ukrainian authorities said… …read more Source:: Japan...
Trump impeachment trial opens; White House faulted on Ukraine aid freeze
The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House… …read more Source:: Japan...
Russia, Ukraine, EU agree ‘in principle’ on new gas deal
Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission, after hours-long talks on Thursday, agreed in principle on a new gas deal starting after Jan 1, 2020, European Commission Vice President… …read more Source:: Japan...
Giuliani brags about forcing out Trump’s Ukraine ambassador
Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney, is now openly admitting that he pushed President Donald Trump to dismiss the former ambassador to Ukraine — a key factor in… …read more Source:: Japan...
Democrats seek Bolton, Mulvaney for impeachment trial
Senate Democrats are proposing a weekslong Senate impeachment trial seeking testimony from four new witnesses including John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney over President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine,… …read more Source:: Japan...
Democrats call Trump a danger to democracy; Republicans say impeachment drive a sham
U.S. Democrats sought on Monday to bolster the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, describing his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate a political rival as a “clear and… …read more Source:: Japan...
Amid impeachment drama, Trump lawyer Giuliani back in Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani returned to Ukraine Wednesday, shrugging off the scandal over seeking dirt from Kiev on rival Democrats. The New York Times said… …read more Source:: Japan...
Legal experts summoned by Democrats call Trump actions impeachable
U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions to prod Ukraine to pursue investigations that could benefit him politically represent impeachable offenses, constitutional law experts called by Democrats testified to the… …read more Source:: Japan...
Former Trump aide calls Ukraine meddling theory fiction; Trump would welcome Senate tria
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s… …read more Source:: Japan...
U.S. diplomat says top levels of Trump administration were in on Ukraine pressure
A senior U.S. diplomat on Wednesday described broad involvement at the upper levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine, giving testimony that for the… …read more Source:: Japan...
