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E-mails show Trump asked about Ukraine aid before call with Zelensky
December 22, 2019 2:01 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – New documents show President Donald Trump asked about US military aid to Ukraine a month before the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that went on to trigger the impeachment investigation into Trump. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Emails show Trump asked about Ukraine aid before call with Zelenskiy
December 22, 2019 2:01 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – New documents show President Donald Trump asked about US military aid to Ukraine a month before the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that went on to trigger the impeachment investigation into Trump. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Russia, Ukraine reach deal over gas transit to Europe
December 21, 2019 3:48 AMMOSCOW/KIEV (REUTERS) – Moscow and Kiev have signed agreements covering the supply of Russian gas via Ukraine to Europe, a spokesman for Kremlin-controlled Gazprom said on Friday (Dec 20), marking a major step towards clinching a final deal. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump impeached and sparring begins over Senate showdown
December 20, 2019 5:00 AMPresident Donald Trump became the third US president in history to be impeached after the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted heavily along party lines to formally charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his conduct towards Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Straits...
William Taylor, top US diplomat in Ukraine and key impeachment witness, is stepping down
December 18, 2019 8:35 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Mr William Taylor Jr, the top American diplomat in Ukraine who described for Congress and the public what he saw as President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Kiev to go after political rivals, said on Tuesday (Dec 17) that he was stepping down from his post. …read more Source::...
Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says President ‘relied on’ his claims that likely led to ouster of US diplomat
December 17, 2019 9:28 PMWASHINGTON (AP) – Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, says he provided the president with information that the US ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically. Within weeks, she was recalled from her post. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump on track to become third US president to be impeached
December 17, 2019 1:58 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Republican Donald Trump is this week likely to become the third US president to be impeached when the Democratic-led House of Representatives votes on charges stemming from his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The Straits...
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....
Not a breakthrough but Russia and Ukraine start dialogue
December 10, 2019 3:50 PMBERLIN -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to commit to a full and comprehensive implementation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine before the end of 2019, but there is no breakthrough on ending the five-year war that has so far taken around 13,000 lives. …read more...
