Section: CBC (Canada)
Trump froze $400M in aid to Ukraine days before phone call with nation’s leader
U.S. President Donald Trump personally ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings. …read...
Trump confirms he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine’s president. …read more Source::...
At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies
Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, U.S. President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival. …read more Source::...
Biden calls for transcript of Trump’s phone call at centre of whistleblower complaint
U.S. President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former vice-president Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. …read more Source::...
House Democrats launching probe of Trump, Giuliani actions on Ukraine
Three U.S. House of Representatives committees led by Democrats said on Monday they had begun “a wide-ranging investigation” into reports that President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others pressured Ukraine’s government to assist Trump’s re-election campaign. …read more Source::...
Ukrainian filmmaker and sailors part of Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, jailed in Russia, is among 35 Ukrainians who will be transferred from Moscow to Kyiv as part of a prisoner exchanges on Saturday, his lawyer said. …read more Source::...
Former Obama White House counsel acquitted in foreign lobbying case
Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, has been found not guilty of lying to the U.S. Justice Department about work he did for the government of Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Ukraine’s president offers citizenship to Russian political refugees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday offering citizenship to Russians suffering political persecution and to foreigners who fought on Kyiv’s side in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
If you work for Uber or DoorDash, your boss isn’t a person but an algorithm
Apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash or Postmates are all part of the gig economy, offering the freedom of “being your own boss.” But it’s not nearly that simple, writes Ramona Pringle. …read more Source:...
Zelenskiy, Putin speak after 4 Ukraine soldiers killed in shelling attack
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a resumption of peace talks after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed by shelling in the eastern Donbass border region. …read more Source:...
