Section: The Japan Times (Japan)
FBI has contacted Ukraine whistleblower’s lawyers in probe
The FBI has contacted lawyers for the whistleblower whose complaint about President Donald Trump’s July call with Ukraine’s president helped kick-start the House impeachment inquiry.Initial … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Zelenskiy unveils restored span in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine ahead of peace summit
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday unveiled a rebuilt bridge that was blown up in eastern Ukraine in 2015, among several confidence-building measures before a summit … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Gordon Sondland testiies he worked with Rudy Giuliani at Trump’s ‘express direction’ and pushed for Ukraine quid pro quo
Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump and … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Time and again, envoy Gordon Sondland’s Ukraine tale differs from others
The witnesses who have testified publicly and privately in the House impeachment inquiry so far have generally told a consistent tale.Then there’s Gordon Sondland. The … …read more Source:: The Japan...
U.S. officials apparently knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety before the July phone call
Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone … …read more Source:: The Japan...
51% of Americans now favor Trump impeachment and ouster: poll
A slim majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office for his controversial Ukraine actions, according to the first … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Testimony of envoy Gordon Sondland ties Trump closer to pressure on Ukraine
Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official.Sondland said vital U.S. military … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Ukraine, heading into crucial talks with Russia, feels abandoned by U.S. amid impeachment drama
Ukraine is at the center of today’s East-West geopolitical battle, but it is feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid the impeachment … …read more Source:: The Japan...
U.S. diplomat David Holmes confirms Trump asked about Ukraine probes: CNN
A U.S. official testified Friday that he overheard Donald Trump asking about “investigations” he had requested from Ukraine into domestic political rivals — placing the … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump interferes in impeachment hearings as former Ukraine envoy Marie Yovanovitch testifies
In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump … …read more Source:: The Japan...
