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Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during talks with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The Ukrainian President held an all-day “media marathon” in a Kyiv food court amid growing questions about his actions as president. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president insisted Thursday that...
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Trump did not blackmail him in call
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that US President Donald Trump did not seek to blackmail him during a phone call in July or a meeting last month. Mr Zelensky said he had not known that US military aid to Ukraine had been blocked at the time of the call. Having been made aware of this by his defence...
No troops pullback, no Normandy summit, says Ukraine’s president
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday threatened to call off a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if all sides do not agree on plans to pull out troops from the east. The country’s comedian-turned-leader is gearing up to hold talks with Putin in Paris to revive...
House subpoenas Giuliani Ukraine associates in impeachment inquiry
This courtroom sketch depicts from left, attorney Kevin Downing, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, and attorney Thomas Zehnle standing before US Judge Michael Nachmanoff, at federal courthouse in Alexandria. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democratic leaders of the House impeachment inquiry issued subpoenas on Thursday to two associates of President Donald...
Trump seeks to discredit entire impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Wednesday called for outing the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency and sought to transform the entire scandal into a boost for his 2020 reelection campaign.Trump began his attempt to crush impeachment on Tuesday with a breathtaking show of defiance to Congress. In an eight-page...
Zelenskiy claims ‘no blackmail’ occurred in Trump phone chat, hints Ukraine open to probing poll meddling, Biden allegations
Ukraine’s president insisted Thursday that he faced “no blackmail” from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Florida men tied to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani nabbed on campaign finance charges as they try to leave U.S.
Two businessmen tied to efforts by President Donald Trump’s lawyer to get Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son were charged … …read more Source:: The Japan...
US charges two Ukraine-linked businessmen who helped Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate Joe Biden
Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of funnelling foreign money to US political candidates and a pro-Trump election committee, authorities said on Thursday.The arrests were the latest dramatic development in a...
Ukraine, Russia resume blame game as peace process hits roadblock
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Trump should be impeached, says Biden
Former Vice President Joe Biden says President Trump ‘violated his oath of office.’ (Bloomberg pic)ROCHESTER: Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden called for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday in his strongest indictment of the Republican leader’s actions involving Ukraine. Biden, who...
