Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Pompeo pledges continued US support for Ukraine
February 01, 2020 5:00 AMKIEV • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasised Washington’s support for Ukraine in a visit to Kiev yesterday, as both countries sought to smooth over relations buffeted by the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Pompeo visits Ukraine, the country at the heart of Trump’s impeachment trial
January 31, 2020 4:48 PMKIEV (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet with Ukraine’s leader on Friday (Jan 31) on his first trip to the country that is at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump praises Mike Pompeo for feud with reporter over Ukraine question
January 29, 2020 3:23 AMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump praised Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (Jan 28) for blasting a journalist after a contentious interview last week with questions about Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump wanted aid to Ukraine frozen until it helped on probes of political rivals: NYTimes
January 27, 2020 9:13 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump told a then-top aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday (Jan 26). …read more Source:: The Straits...
Recording appears to have Trump calling for ambassador’s ouster: ABC News
January 25, 2020 9:45 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – An audio recording appeared to capture US President Donald Trump calling in 2018 for the firing of the then US ambassador to Ukraine, a main figure in the series of events that led to his impeachment, ABC News reported on Friday (Jan 24). …read more Source:: The Straits...
US House prosecutors focus on abuse of power in making case for impeachment against Trump
January 24, 2020 1:28 PMWASHINGTON – Democrats and Republicans are geared up for a clash over whether President Donald Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine warranted impeachment, as House prosecutors moved into the home stretch of making their case for removing the president from office. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump scandal could complicate Ukraine’s political balancing act
January 22, 2020 5:00 AMAs the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump unfold in the US Senate, the people of Ukraine – the country which through no fault of its own became the subject of the scandal now engulfing the Trump administration – can do little more than watch with apprehension the proceedings in Washington....
Ukraine watching Trump impeachment proceedings with trepidation
January 21, 2020 8:49 PMLONDON – As the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump unfold in the United States Senate, the people of Ukraine – the country which through no fault of its own became the subject of the scandal now engulfing the Trump administration – can do little more than just watch with apprehension the...
Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
January 21, 2020 5:49 PMTEHERAN (AFP) – Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran
January 19, 2020 6:15 PMKIEV (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – The bodies of the 11 Ukrainian citizens who died when a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by Iran this month were brought back to Ukraine on Sunday (Jan 19) in a solemn ceremony at Kiev airport. …read more Source:: The Straits...
