Section: The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
Trump briefly meets Ukrainian leader amid Russia probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart Tuesday amid intensifying questions over whether his administration will step in to protect partners in the face of Russian aggression. The meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was originally described by the White House as a brief “drop-in.” But the two...
Trump meets Poroshenko for brief ‘drop-in’ visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart in what the White House called a “drop-in” visit to the Oval Office. President Petro Poroshenko stopped by Tuesday for a brief photo opportunity with Trump following meetings with Vice-President Mike Pence and the national security team. The president says it was a “great...
‘Pinpoint propaganda’: Ukraine soldiers receiving sinister text messages on battlefield from fake cell towers
Photos, video, leaked documents and other clues gathered by Ukrainian journalists suggest the equipment may have been supplied by the Kremlin …read more Source: Vancouver...
Documents reveal Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2M in Ukraine ‘Black Ledger’ payout
The payments put the ledger in a new light as U.S. prosecutors have been investigating Manafort’s work in Eastern Europe as part of a larger anti-corruption probe …read more Source: Vancouver...
‘Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?,’ U.S. secretary of state asks G7 ministers
The provocative remark suggested Rex Tillerson, the former chief of Exxon Mobil Corp., is still finding his footing in a world of diplomacy …read more Source: Vancouver...
Ugly turn in geopolitics: Ukraine bars Russia’s top singer from Eurovision finals in Kiev
Yulia Samoylova, 27, who uses a wheelchair, was selected as Russia’s entry for the kitsch song contest by state-owned Channel 1 this month …read more Source: Vancouver...
Former Trump campaign manager alleged to have laundered payments from Ukraine via offshore banks
The new documents may revive questions about the ties between the Trump aide Paul Manafort and the party of the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, who has been in hiding in Russia since 2014 …read more Source: Vancouver...
Kremlin denies knowledge of Ukrainian peace plan drafted by Trump’s personal lawyer
Reports suggest Felix Sater, a Trump business associate, and Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, worked with a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine on the plan …read more Source: Vancouver...
Vladimir Putin signs order for Russia to recognize documents issued by separatist rebels in Ukraine
The order effectively means that Russia is recognizing the rebel authorities and is abandoning a two-year-old stalemated plan to end the war between the government and the separatists …read more Source: Vancouver...
Pro-Russian rebel leader assassinated in eastern Ukraine when rocket fired into his office
Mikhail Tolstykh was one of the most recognizable faces in the conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russia-backed rebels which has killed more than 9,800 since 2014 …read more Source: Vancouver...
