Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Republicans unswayed by US ambassador’s explosive testimony implicating Trump
November 21, 2019 10:45 PMWASHINGTON – In a damaging testimony delivered live on television on Wednesday (Nov 20), US Ambassador Gordon Sondland directly pointed to President Donald Trump as the hand behind what he called a pressure campaign to get Ukraine to carry out investigations that could benefit him politically. …read more...
Three navy ships held by Russia return to Ukraine port
November 21, 2019 3:25 PMKIEV (AFP) – Three navy vessels that Moscow seized last year and handed back to Ukraine have arrived at a Ukrainian port, though Kiev said they were stripped of equipment. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Lawmakers to quiz eavesdropping US embassy official in Trump impeachment inquiry
November 21, 2019 2:19 PMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Lawmakers will question an official from the US embassy in Ukraine on Thursday (Nov 21) as they seek to learn more about a phone call in which he says he overheard President Donald Trump ask about the status of an”investigation” into a political rival. …read more Source:: The...
In debate, Democratic White House contenders back impeachment inquiry of Trump
November 21, 2019 11:41 AMATLANTA (REUTERS) – Democratic White House contenders backed the impeachment inquiry of Republican President Donald Trump during a debate on Wednesday (Nnov 20), saying his efforts to press Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden was an example of the administration’s corruption. …read...
Can he ‘ride it out’? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo future uncertain after Trump impeachment testimony
November 21, 2019 9:59 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Testimony on Wednesday (Nov 20) that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played a more central role than previously known in President Donald Trump’s Ukraine dealings has fuelled uncertainty within the administration about the top diplomat’s future. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine widens probe against Burisma founder to embezzlement of state funds
November 21, 2019 3:44 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukraine has widened its investigation into the founder of energy company Burisma to include suspicion of embezzling state funds, Prosecutor-General Ruslan Ryaboshapka said on Wednesday (Nov 20). …read more Source:: The Straits...
‘It will live forever in American political history’: Reaction to Trump impeachment hearing
November 21, 2019 1:03 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A senior US diplomat told lawmakers on Wednesday (Nov 20) that President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival, providing some of the most significant testimony to date in a Democrat-led impeachment inquiry. …read more...
Gordon Sondland’s impeachment inquiry testimony: Key quotes
November 21, 2019 12:49 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Washington’s EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, a key actor in President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine for dirt on his political rivals, was in the hot seat on Wednesday (Nov 20) as Democrats built their case for impeaching the US leader. …read more Source:: The Straits...
US diplomat Gordon Sondland says he followed President Trump’s orders on Ukraine
November 20, 2019 10:15 PMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A US diplomat who is a key witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Nov 20) he worked with Mr Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine issues on “the President’s orders.” …read more Source:: The Straits...
‘I couldn’t believe what I was hearing’: Highlights from Day 3 of impeachment hearings
November 20, 2019 2:14 PMArmy Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the White House National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert and a decorated Iraq war veteran, told impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate a political rival was an improper demand as he fended off Republican efforts...
