Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Let's move on from impeachment, visiting U.S. Senators tell Ukraine's leader
KIEV (Reuters) – A group of three U.S. Senators visited Kiev on Friday to convey a message of continued bipartisan support for Ukraine after it got entangled last year in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The...
In wake of impeachment, U.S. senators to visit Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev on Friday, seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic U.S. ally after he found himself at the center of President Donald Trump’s acrimonious impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The...
New Ukraine chief of staff: compromises possible in Russia talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new chief of staff Andriy Yermak said there could be compromises in Kiev’s negotiations with Moscow over the future of the Donbass region but also stressed there could be no elections while Ukraine did not control the borders there. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine minister sees no preparations for new Russia talks, has low expectations
ROME (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday he saw no preparations taking place for a promised summit over the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, adding that he had little hope it would make any progress even if it goes ahead. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine's president asks pope to help win release of prisoners of war
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday for help to win the release of prisoners of war held by Russia and Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine security services search TV channel office over PM wiretap
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s security service said on Wednesday it had searched an office of the “1+1” TV channel over what it said it was an illegal wiretap that nearly led to the resignation of the prime minister. …read more Source:: The...
Explainer: Why will Republicans vote to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate is expected to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the end of his impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power in dealings with Ukraine and obstructed efforts to uncover the alleged misconduct. …read more Source:: The...
Trump seen heading to acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment vote on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four months after Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the Senate is poised on Wednesday to acquit him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. …read more Source:: The...
Iran not sharing evidence from airline crash with Ukraine after audio leak – Iran official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is no longer sharing evidence from the investigation into the Ukraine airliner crash with Ukraine after audio from the investigation was leaked by Ukrainian media, the director in charge of accident investigations at Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization was quoted as saying on Monday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine wants larger compensation for its citizens killed in plane shootdown in Iran
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran last month and would seek larger payments. …read more Source:: The...