Section: US & Canada
Treasury sanctions Ukrainian official as Russian agent undermining U.S. election
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Thursday on a member of Ukraine’s Parliament, an alleged Russian agent, for interfering in the U.S. presidential election, including efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden. Treasury said Andrii Derkach “has directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise...
Ukraine religious leader Patriarch Filaret, who said COVID-19 was gay ‘punishment,’ tests positive
A prominent Ukrainian religious leader, who said earlier this year COVID-19 was “God’s punishment” for same-sex marriage, has tested positive for the virus. …read more Source:: United Press...
As Trump Pressured Ukraine, Rick Perry Cut Deals For Friends That Could Be Worth Billions
This story first appeared at ProPublica, Time and WNYC. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Rick Perry came to Washington looking for a deal, and less than two months into his tenure as energy secretary, he found a hot prospect. It was...
Belarus Authorities Allegedly Issued Death Threats Against Opposition Activist
A prominent Belarusian opposition activist has accused authorities of threatening to kill her has they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine amid government efforts to end five weeks of mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko following a disputed election. Maria Kolesnikova said in a complaint filed by her lawyer Thursday that she...
U.S. Sanctions Rudy Ally and Biden Dirt-Peddler for ‘Election Interference’
REUTERSThe US. Treasury Department at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
US Treasury Sanctions Ukrainian MP Who Spread Biden Disinfo Over Electoral Interference
The Treasury Department sanctioned a Ukrainian parliamentarian who met with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani in Kyiv last year, accusing the MP of trying to interfere in the 2020 Presidential elections. The Thursday order accused Andrii Derkach of being an “active Russian agent for over a decade, maintaining close connections with the Russian...
Democrats Won’t Cede the Streets This Time
During the long legal battle in Florida that ultimately determined the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore, the Democratic nominee, specifically discouraged Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil-rights leader, from organizing public protests to demand a full counting of the disputed ballots.Gore wanted to fight solely in the courts, though that meant...
Ukraine Investigators Summon Former Chief Of Presidential Office Over Interview
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations has summoned the former chief of the presidential administration, Andriy Bohdan, for questioning after a controversial interview he gave to journalist Dmytro Hordon where he spoke about the sensitive issue of Crimea. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Journalist Woodward Defends Decision to Withhold Trump’s Virus Comments
Bob Woodward, facing widespread criticism for only now revealing President Donald Trump’s early concerns about the severity of the coronavirus, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he needed time to be sure that Trump’s private comments from February were accurate. In Woodward’s upcoming book on Trump, “Rage,”...
Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A prominent opposition activist who resisted her forcible expulsion from Belarus by ripping up her passport accused Belarusian authorities Thursday of threatening to kill her amid their efforts to end a month of protests against the country’s authoritarian president. Maria Kolesnikova said in a formal complaint released...
