Section: The Japan Times (Japan)
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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...
Kremlin relishes U.S. pullback from Syria, turmoil in Ukraine, sees chance to boost Turkey ties
From Syria to Ukraine, new fault lines and tensions are offering the Kremlin fresh opportunities to expand its clout and advance its interests.The U.S. military … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Former envoy to Ukraine testifies Trump pushed to oust her
Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump’s ban, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators Friday that Trump himself had pressured … …read more Source:: The Japan...
