Section: Latin America
US Secretary of State to Visit Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sets off next Friday on a four-day tour that will take him to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus, the US government announced this Monday. …read more Source:: Latin American Herald...
New evidence reveals White House stopped Ukraine aid shortly after Trump phone call
Washington, December 24 (RHC)– The Pentagon has released new e-mails revealing how the White House budget office ordered the Pentagon to halt all military aid to Ukraine only 91 minutes after President Trump’s July 25th telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. …read more Source:: Radio Havana...
Republicans Try, Fail to Eliminate Abuse of Power Charge against Trump
The Republican minority on the House Judiciary Committee tried on Thursday – but failed – to eliminate the “abuse of power” accusation against President Donald Trump in the debate before the vote on the articles of impeachment against him for exerting improper pressure on Ukraine. …read more Source:: Latin American Herald...
Moscow, Kiev Pledge to Honor Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on Monday to implement a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and carry out a second exchange of prisoners of war before the end of the year. …read more Source:: Latin American Herald...
U.S. Democrats may widen Trump impeachment inquiry
Washington, December 4 (RHC)– The Washington Post reports House Democrats are debating whether to extend the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump beyond the central allegation that he withheld military aid from Ukraine in order to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump’s political rivals, the Bidens....
Hearings on impeachment of Donald Trump continue next week on Capitol Hill
Washington, November 28 (RHC)– In the U.S. capital, the House Judiciary Committee will begin impeachment hearings next week into whether President Donald Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, Joe Biden and his son Hunter. …read more Source:: Radio Havana...
White House Official Raised Legal Concerns about Ukraine Aid Freeze
A top White House budget official tasked with freezing security aid to Ukraine raised legal concerns about the hold before another official assumed responsibility for the funds, according to the transcript of his testimony to impeachment investigators released Tuesday. …read more Source:: Latin American Herald...
Released e-mails Implicate Mike Pompeo in Giuliani Ukraine Scandal
In Washington, released U.S. State Department e-mails further implicate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which is at the center of the ongoing impeachment hearings. Washington.- The documents show Pompeo repeatedly spoke...
Released e-mails implicate Mike Pompeo in Giuliani Ukraine scandal
Washington, November 26 (RHC)– In Washington, released U.S. State Department e-mails further implicate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which is at the center of the ongoing impeachment hearings. …read more...
Fidel Castro honored by Chernobyl program beneficiaries
Kyiv, November 25 (RHC)– Children and family members who benefitted from the Cuba-sponsored Chernobyl program paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, at a meeting held at Havana´s Embassy in Ukraine, diplomatic sources reported Monday. …read more Source:: Radio Havana...
