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Trump slams move to impeach him
December 11, 2019 5:00 AMUnited States President Donald Trump launched a broadside against his Democrat accusers, labelling their announcement of two impeachment charges – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – yesterday as “ridiculous”, as they accused him of violating the Constitution by pressuring Ukraine for help...
Not quite a breakthrough but Moscow-Kiev talks offer hope
December 11, 2019 5:00 AMRussia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, have agreed to commit to a full implementation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine before the end of this year, but there is no breakthrough as yet on ending the five-year war that has so far claimed around 13,000 lives....
Arms control and Ukraine said on tap for Trump and Mike Pompeo’s meeting with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
Arms control, Ukraine and Syria are headlining the meetings that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will have Tuesday with Russia’s foreign … …read more Source:: The Japan...
EU welcomes Ukraine talks, urges concrete progress
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky agreed some measures to de-escalate the five-year war but announced no major breakthrough. The EU, which approved sanctions against Russia for supporting pro-Kremlin separatists in eastern Ukraine, reiterated its position that the so-called Minsk accords must be fully...
House Democrats expect to unveil formal charges in Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives were expected to unveil two formal charges against Donald Trump on Tuesday, moving quickly toward a momentous vote on whether to impeach the Republican president.Democratic lawmakers planned to make an announcement on articles of impeachment on Tuesday morning, Foreign Affairs Committee...
Obstruction, abuse of power charges unveiled in Trump impeachment
Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a news conference. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats unveiled two impeachment charges against US President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction in pressuring Ukraine to help him attack his 2020 election rivals. The charges, if approved by...
House Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against Trump
House Democratic leaders announced Tuesday that they would move ahead this week with two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, accusing him of violating the Constitution when he pressed Ukraine for help in the 2020 election. …read more Source::...
Separatists in eastern Ukraine ready for prisoner exchange
KYIV, Ukraine — Separatists in eastern Ukraine say they are ready to swap prisoners with Kyiv in an exchange announced by the Russian and Ukrainian presidents after peace talks in Paris on Monday. At the first meeting between new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two leaders failed to find a […] The...
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. Trump
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — with an announcement expected early Tuesday. Democratic leaders say Trump put U.S. elections and national security at risk when he asked Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden....
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs Trump
WASHINGTON: House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — with an announcement expected early Tuesday. Democratic leaders say Trump put US elections and national security at risk when he asked Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden....
