Section: US & Canada
Poroshenko, Tillerson Discuss UN Peacekeeping Plan
The Ukrainian presidential office says President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have discussed the possibility of sending UN peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Trump Campaign Chief Pledges $12 Million To End House Arrest
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has offered to post $12 million in real estate and life-insurance assets in an effort to end the house arrest order against him, court documents show. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
North Korea, Syria and Ukraine: Trump and Putin Plan for a New World Order
The presidents may meet for the second time at an Asian economic summit in Vietnam next week. …read more Source:...
NYT: Carter Page Appeared Before Grand Jury For Mueller Probe
Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page has appeared before a grand jury working with special counsel Robert Mueller, the New York Times reported Friday. “Page was questioned by the FBI earlier this year and has also appeared before the grand jury as part of the special counsel’s inquiry,” the Times noted, in a report on...
Ukraine and Google playing Justin Trudeau’s ‘sock game’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is well known for his style, and his colourful – sometimes themed – socks. When Ukraine’s trade representative, Nataliya Mykolska, visited Mr Trudeau she took the opportunity to contribute to his collection of – what broadcasting platform Ukrinform has called – “unusual socks”. …read more Source:...
US Lobbyists Missed Red Flags in Manafort-linked Contracts
Two U.S. firms caught up in the special counsel’s indictment against Paul Manafort claim to have been misled about the details of the former Trump campaign chairman’s lobbying efforts for Ukraine, but clear warning signals were readily available. Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service has turned up several U.S. and European news...
Ukraine lawmaker says he gave FBI information on Manafort
A Ukrainian opposition politician who helped uncover off-the-books payments allegedly made to former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort says he provided information on the matter to the FBI, but … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine lawmaker says he gave FBI information on Manafort
A Ukrainian opposition politician who helped uncover off-the-books payments allegedly made to former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort says he provided information on the matter to the FBI, but never received a follow-up …read more Source: ABC...
Marc Chagall’s Belarus hometown celebrates first synagogue opening in a century
(JTA) — The hometown in Belarus of the late artist Marc Chagall saw its first opening of a synagogue in over a century. The Jewish community of Vitebsk, which is located 155 miles northeast of the Belarusian capital of Minsk, last month celebrated the inauguration of the new synagogue at an event attended by city officials and faith community...
Mueller Grand Jury Investigating Top DC Lobbyists
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury is investigating a prominent Democratic lobbyist and a former GOP congressman for their involvement in an influence campaign on behalf of Ukrainian interests tied to Paul Manafort, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. …read more Source:...
