Section: The United Kingdom
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
Johnson predicts a ‘tough’ fight’ after MPs back election Boris Johnson has forecast a “tough” general election after MPs voted by 438 votes to 20 for a 12 December poll. The prime minister said it was time for the country to “come together to get Brexit done”. The bookmakers have installed the Tories as firm favourites, with one...
The real challenge for Zelensky’s Ukraine
Payments on GDP warrants could derail the public accounts. The government must act quickly …read more Source:: Financial...
Russia’s Putin, Hungary’s Orban to discuss TurkStream pipeline, nuclear energy
The TurkStream pipeline that would bring gas to Central Europe bypassing Ukraine and nuclear energy issues are expected to feature high on the agenda at a meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. …read more Source::...
Government troops and separatists begin joint withdrawal in eastern Ukraine town
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Army officer’s impeachment testimony is a quandary for Republicans
Lt Col Vindman’s testimony drew expected backlash from Trump defenders, but some Republicans say they’ve gone too farThe arrival of a decorated army officer to testify in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump on Tuesday tipped Republicans into a spiral of internal conflict over how far to go – and what lines were unacceptable...
President Zelenskiy makes Ukraine investment pitch in shadow of war zone
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised to create a level playing field for businesses on Tuesday as he made an investment pitch for Ukraine in the unlikely venue of Mariupol, a port city 20 km (12 miles) from a rumbling separatist conflict. …read more Source::...
White House adviser testifies Donald Trump call with Ukraine ‘undermined national security’
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Ukraine wants to stay out of Trump inquiry, says foreign minister
Ukrainian officials will not testify in US Congress in impeachment investigation, Vadym Prystaiko saidUkrainian officials will not testify in the US Congress in the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump because Kyiv does not want to get involved in the internal affairs of another country, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said.“We don’t...
Alexander Vindman’s Trump-Ukraine testimony: five key takeaways
Army lieutenant colonel to describe his concerns Trump’s Biden plot was undermining US foreign policy in UkraineUkraine expert to testify on Trump-Zelenskiy call – liveIn his opening statement before congressional impeachment investigators on Tuesday, Lt Col Alexander S Vindman planned to describe his concerns that Donald Trump’s plot...
Top Ukraine expert to testify on Trump-Zelenskiy: read his opening statement
Alexander Vindman, an army lieutenant colonel, to tell Congress the phone call between Trump and Zelenskiy raised internal alarmAlexander Vindman, an army lieutenant and the top Ukraine expert, is expected to tell Congress on Tuesday that a July phone call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, caused him to raise...
