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Two officials resigned in part over concerns about Ukraine aid being withheld, official testifies
November 27, 2019 9:29 AMWASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Two officials at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently resigned in part over concerns about the holdup on Ukraine aid, a career employee of the agency told impeachment investigators, according to a transcript of his testimony released on Tuesday (Nov 27)....
Trump knew of whistle-blower complaint when he released aid to Ukraine
November 27, 2019 9:06 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US President Donald Trump had already been briefed on a whistle-blower’s complaint about his dealings with Ukraine when he unfroze military aid for the country in September, according to two people familiar with the matter. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump denies sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine for Biden probe
November 27, 2019 8:02 AMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump has denied directing his lawyer Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine to look for dirt on his political rivals, in an interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Top U.S. Diplomat Open to Investigation of Ukraine for Election Meddling
The top U.S. diplomat is refusing to rule out allegations it was Ukraine, not Russia, which was responsible for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.Despite repeated findings by U.S. intelligence agencies, which puts the blame on Russia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday if … …read more Source:: The Chosun...
Mike Pompeo suggests debunked, Trump-pushed Ukraine election meddling theory should be probed
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday suggested that Ukraine should be investigated over allegations that it interfered in the 2016 election, a debunked … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Ukraine did not meddle in 2016 U.S. election, says Zelenskiy
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that his country interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, rubbishing a conspiracy theory promoted by some … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Avet Adonts: Armenia wants more practical interaction between the countries of the “Eastern Partnership” after 2020
ArmInfo.Armenia wants more practical interaction between the countries of the EU Eastern Partnership program after 2020. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts announced on November 26 in Yerevan at a press conference on the anniversary of the signing of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), answering to...
A major democracy fights to maintain the rule of law — this time, it’s Israel
A major democracy fights to maintain the rule of law — this time, it’s Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.AP/Oded BaliltyDavid A. Frank, University of Oregon 26 November 2019 Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with three counts of corruption on Nov. 21. At the same moment,...
Kazakhstan-Ukraine Extradition Agrt ratified
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the Law “On ratification of the Extradition Agreement between Kazakhstan and Ukraine,» Kazinform learnt from Akorda. …read more Source::...
Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s top aides must comply with subpoenas to appear in the impeachment investigation against the president, a US appeals court judge ruled.In a case involving former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was subpoenaed in May by the House Judiciary Committee, judge Ketanji Jackson ruled Monday that administration...
