Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Pompeo says NPR reporter is part of ‘unhinged’ US media conspiracy
Department issues statement following secretary of state’s extraordinary attack on journalist Mary Louise KellyUS secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on a respected NPR journalist on Saturday, a day after reports emerged of him swearing at and trying to humiliate her by asking her to identify Ukraine on a map.In...
NPR host says Pompeo had a meltdown when she asked him about Ukraine
Secretary of state used the F-word and demanded host Mary Louise Kelly find Ukraine on a map, journalist saysMike Pompeo is said to have unleashed a foul-mouth tirade at a well known US radio host after she asked him questions about Ukraine in an interview.Mary Louise Kelly, a respected broadcaster on National Public Radio (NPR), sat down for a...
‘Get rid of her’: Trump reportedly called for removal of Ukraine ambassador
2018 recording appears to catch Trump demanding recall of Marie Yovanovitch to associates later implicated in Ukraine controversyDonald Trump reportedly told associates to “get rid” of then-US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, a year before she was recalled from Kyiv over what she called “unfounded and false claims by people with clearly...
Iran to send crashed plane’s flight recorders abroad for analysis
U-turn follows initial refusal to provide black boxes to international investigators Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the passenger jet it accidentally shot down abroad for analysis, a senior investigator has said.The recorders will first be sent to Ukraine, the plane’s home base, where French, Canadian and US experts will...
Ukraine prime minister offers resignation after leaked recording
Audio leaked of PM reportedly criticising president’s understanding of the economyUkraine’s prime minister has offered his resignation after audio was leaked of him reportedly criticising President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s understanding of the economy.“To remove any doubts about our respect for and trust in the president, I have...
Who is Lev Parnas? Soviet-born operator thrust into Trump impeachment scandal
The Giuliani associate insisted the president ‘knew exactly what was going on’ in Ukraine – but is he just trying to save his skin?Has he delivered the most devastating blow yet to Donald Trump’s defence? Or is he merely a desperate man trying to save his skin?Lev Parnas is the latest obscure figure to find himself thrust centre stage...
Ukraine investigates possible surveillance of ousted US ambassador
Investigation follows publication of messages between two Giuliani associates about Marie YovanovitchThe Ukrainian government has opened an investigation into the possible illegal surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch when she was US ambassador to Kyiv, following the publication of messages about her between two associates of Donald Trump’s...
Ex-diplomats call for investigation of possible surveillance on Marie Yovanovitch
Messages released by the House committee between two associates of Trump’s lawyer imply that the US ambassador to Ukraine was being monitoredFormer diplomats and congressional Democrats have responded with fury to revelations that associates of Donald Trump’s lawyer may have carried out surveillance on the US ambassador to...
Democrats release Ukraine document cache including handwritten note on ‘the Biden case’
Documents from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas add fresh context to charges Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate rivalHouse Democrats have released a trove of documents obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine’s president to...
Russian hackers targeted Burisma amid impeachment inquiry, cybersecurity firm says
A leak of stolen data could potentially affect the impeachment process and the US election contestRussian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of the Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, a US cybersecurity firm said.The energy company Burisma Holdings...
