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White House admits quid pro quo, says request for 2016 election probe a factor in frozen Ukraine aid
Oct17

White House admits quid pro quo, says request for 2016 election probe a factor in frozen Ukraine aid

A top White House official on Thursday acknowledged that U.S. President Donald Trump held back military aid for Ukraine earlier this year in part to … …read more Source:: The Japan...

Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies
Oct17

Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies

President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, raising concern that the … …read more Source:: The Japan...

‘This is not a game’: House Democrats not easing up on their Trump impeachment probe
Oct16

‘This is not a game’: House Democrats not easing up on their Trump impeachment probe

The impeachment inquiry is revealing vivid new details about the high-level unease over President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and those of his personal lawyer … …read more Source:: The Japan...

Vivid details emerge on Ukraine as U.S. impeachment quickens
Oct16

Vivid details emerge on Ukraine as U.S. impeachment quickens

The impeachment inquiry is revealing vivid new details about the high-level unease over President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, and those of his personal lawyer, … …read more Source:: The Japan...

Bolton called Giuliani ‘hand grenade who’s going to blow everyone up,’ Hill says
Oct16

Bolton called Giuliani ‘hand grenade who’s going to blow everyone up,’ Hill says

The White House’s alleged effort to pressure Ukraine so alarmed former national security advisor John Bolton that he alerted a lawyer, his former aide said, according to U.S.… …read more Source:: Japan...

Giuliani will not cooperate in U.S. House impeachment inquiry
Oct16

Giuliani will not cooperate in U.S. House impeachment inquiry

U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani will not cooperate with a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that is scrutinizing his efforts to pressure Ukraine to… …read more Source:: Japan...

Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing in Ukraine and China dealings
Oct15

Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing in Ukraine and China dealings

Hunter Biden, acknowledging that his family name created business opportunities, rejected assertions by President Donald Trump that he did anything wrong by engaging in foreign … …read more Source:: The Japan...

John Bolton called Rudy Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’ over Ukraine back-channel moves: ex-White House aide
Oct15

John Bolton called Rudy Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’ over Ukraine back-channel moves: ex-White House aide

National security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s back-channel activities in Ukraine that he described President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a … …read more Source:: The Japan...

Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump’s Ukraine dealings
Oct15

Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump’s Ukraine dealings

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday questioned George Kent, a U.S. career diplomat who has spent much … …read more Source:: The Japan...

Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan, call it capitulation to Russia
Oct15

Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan, call it capitulation to Russia

Shooting off flares and shouting “glory to Ukraine,” thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s leadership and his … …read more Source:: The Japan...