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...
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...
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:...
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...
Moscow Mueller: What the Indictments and Plea Agreements Mean for Donald Trump
This week, Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller revealed the opening blows in his investigation into potential collusion between members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and operatives working for or on behalf of Russia. On Monday, things kicked off with Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort turning himself in to the...
City Council Member Found Dead With Broken Skull In Eastern Ukraine, Murder Probe Launched
Police in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine have launched a murder investigation after a city council member in the government-held Luhansk region city of Syevyerodonetsk was found dead, his skull broken. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
