Section: NPR (Canada)
Former Russia Adviser Fiona Hill Testifies In Impeachment Inquiry
Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top Russia aide, will testify Monday behind closed doors. She had been in charge of U.S. policy toward Ukraine while at the National Security Council. …read more Source::...
Trump, Ukraine And The Path To The Impeachment Inquiry: A Timeline
Long before the phone call that sparked a whistleblower complaint and then an impeachment inquiry, the story of Ukraine was a preoccupation for President Trump. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images and Getty Images) …read more Source::...
How Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Became a Target in Ukraine
Marie Louise Yovanovitch was recalled after being targeted in a political campaign that’s now a subject of a federal indictment. How did she make enemies in President Trump’s world?(Image credit: Mikhail Palinchak/AP) …read more Source::...
Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Testifies In Impeachment Probe On Capitol Hill
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine that Trump fired, is testifying in a closed-door deposition before three House committees.(Image credit: Mikhail Palinchak/AP) …read more Source::...
After Trump Call, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without U.S. Help
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to fulfill a campaign pledge to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine. A Russian-backed insurgency has cost more than 13,000 lives since 2014.(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP) …read more Source::...
2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of president Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and reportedly aided Giuliani’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.(Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) …read more Source::...
How A Political Hit Job Backfired, And Led To Trump’s Impeachment Peril
Bloomberg Businessweek columnist Joshua Green says Trump fell for a media campaign on Ukraine designed to help him: “The irony is that the target was supposed to be the Bidens, not the president.” …read more Source::...
Trump Says He’s Concerned About Corruption, But Advocates Say His Record Is Weak
“To claim that this is springing from some heartfelt concern about international corruption just doesn’t doesn’t hold water,” said Alexandra Wrage, who leads an anti-bribery business association.(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Trump Administration Blocks Ambassador’s Testimony, A Key Witness in Ukraine Scandal
Gordon Sondland, a Trump donor and Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, was scheduled to be deposed by Congress for his role in the widening Ukraine scandal involving the president.(Image credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) …read more Source::...
Second Whistleblower With Direct Knowledge Of Ukraine Call Steps Forward, Lawyer Says
Attorney Mark Zaid, who is also part of the initial whistleblower’s legal team, tells NPR that a new whistleblower has talked to the inspector general of the intelligence community.(Image credit: The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
