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Ukraine knew of stalled aid far earlier than White House claims, official testifies
New evidence from impeachment inquiry witness Laura Cooper knocks down key pillar of Trump’s defenceUkraine raised concerns about a hold on military aid on the same day as Donald Trump’s infamous phone call with its president, a Pentagon official told the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.The evidence from Laura Cooper, a deputy...
In testimony, EU ambassador Gordon Sondland demolishes Trump’s “no quid pro quo” claim
Sondland, a key figure in the Ukraine scandal, confirmed that both a White House meeting and military aid were explicitly used as leverage. In testimony that devastates the presidential line of denial, EU ambassador Gordon Sondland – a former Trump donor at the centre of the Ukraine scandal the Democrats are investigating in their impeachment...
Sondland points the finger at Trump – and damns others for good measure
The EU envoy was emphatic that the shakedown scheme to hold back Ukrainian aid involved Trump and his top deputiesWhen Gordon Sondland walked into the congressional impeachment hearing shortly after 9am, reports were circulating that the Trump administration and the Republican party was going to throw him under the bus for his part the Ukraine...
Trump impeachment inquiry: there was a quid pro quo in Ukraine scandal, says Sondland – video
A star witness at the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump has testified to the existence of a quid pro quo with Ukraine and insisted: ‘We followed the president’s orders.’ Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, said in bombshell evidence that he was forced to work with Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy...
Top Republican donor Gordon Sondland says there was 'quid pro quo' between Donald Trump and Ukraine
The Donald Trump impeachment inquiry is set for its most momentous revelation to date, with a top Republican donor set to offer damning evidence against the US president. …read more Source:: London Evening...
Ambassador Sondland tells Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: ‘We followed the President’s orders’
Gordon Sondland says he “followed the President’s orders” to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine. …read more Source::...
In the age of Trump and Putin, Xi and Macron, spheres of influence are making a comeback
It was Vladimir Putin who launched the fightback against post-Cold War liberal democracy. What do the humanitarian crisis in Syria, the attempt to impeach Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron’s proclamations on Europe and the protests in Hong Kong all have in common? They seem disparate. But all illustrate the resurgence of an idea: spheres of...
Trump impeachment hearing: Key witness says he followed president’s orders on Ukraine
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Ukraine says Russia returned ships in bad condition
Ukrainian naval ships, captured by Russia last November and released on Tuesday to be returned to Ukraine, are in very poor condition and cannot move independently, the commander of Ukraine’s navy said on Wednesday. …read more Source::...
Sport shorts: Wales star Gareth Bale trolls Real Madrid with flag celebration and it’s all change at Tottenham
Description Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates celebrate with ‘that flag’ Credits Twitter Alt Text Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates celebrate with ‘that flag’ Ten things from the world of sport on Wednesday 20 November One-Minute …read more Source:: The...
